" Great-grandfather told me of a creature that makes tracks like this. It is called a chenoo." awasos lifed his head to scan the forest around them.

"yes, I remember," answer Kasko, awasos's younger brother. " he said they were giant cannibal with sharp teeth and hearts made of ice. consuming the spirit of a human being makes them strong."

Which characteristic of a legend is detailed in this excerpt?

A: Spiritual beliefs of a culture
B: Early period setting
C: strength of a hero figure
D: explanation of natural events

"where are you taking me? " the car hesitated, or rather gave a faint whirring click, as if information, somewhere, was dropping card by punch- slotted card under electric eyes. "to the psychiatric center for research on regressive tendencies." he got in. the door shut with a soft thud. the police car rolled through the night avenues, flashing its dim lights ahead. which statement best describes the intended aesthetic impact of this excerpt? o a. by showing leonard obeying the police car, the author reinforces the theme of surrendering one s individuality. o b. by relating the way the car responds, the author underscores the theme of the dangers of a mechanized of society o c. by having leonard, a seemingly normal person, taken to a psychiatric center, the author injects irony, leaving the reader surprised o d. by showing leonard communicating with another person, the author satisfies his need for human contact, leaving the reader hopeful

Which sentence is correct? laura lent me her copy of cooking weekly so i could use a recipe. i enjoy doing crossword puzzles from the new york times. herman melville wrote the novel “moby d i ck.” maggie loves to read the smithsonian magazine.

Which literary device does orwell most use to support his purpose in writing in this passage? characters, to show that what happens on the farm is fiction allegory, to show similarities between the farm and the soviet union point of view, to show how the characters think about the murders setting, to show that events in the soviet union may have been caused by the economy