In which sentence is the colon used correctly? A. Officers feel a duty to save their unit members: feeling guilty if they do not.

B. The soldier used this phrase to describe his feeling: “the bite of conscience.”

C. Veterans feel guilty about comrades who died: even if they could not have saved them.

D. Soldiers: at least the ones I have interviewed: feel a bond with their comrades.

Which detail from "to build a fire" best supports the idea that most of the real yukon prospectors had little experience for surviving in cold weather? it happened. it was his own fault or, rather, his mistake. he should not have built the fire under the spruce tree. there was the fire, snapping and crackling and promising life with every dancing flame. he would have to build a fire and dry out his footgear. this was imperative at that low temperature—he knew that much. the flame he got by touching a match to a small shred of birch bark that he took from his pocket.

Which of these excerpts is most clearly an example of narrative poetry? a. “in xanadu did kubla khan/a stately pleasure dome decree…” b. “and all that’s best of dark and bright/meet in her aspect and her eyes…” c. “who can contemplate fame through clouds unfold/the star which rises…” d. “one shade the more, one ray the less/had half impaired the nameless grace…”

In the essay “drowning in dishes,” what is ironic about the fact that danial’s first position in his new job is the dishwashing station?