Identify three words that best describe Tom Sawyer as he is depicted in this excerpt. Choose one answer from each group. Type the LETTER ONLY for each answer in the correct blank.

Read the passage: canines may not be the deepest thinkers in the world. but perhaps that's for the best. the life of a dog—sitting alone all day, waiting for everyone to come home—can be pretty boring. super-smart animals would probably get totally stressed out, says university of pennsylvania researcher james serpell. look at it this way: if dogs were any smarter, they probably wouldn't choose to hang around with us. which best describes the tone of the passage?

In this example, what does the author use to describe laurie

Reread lines 6-7 "the survivor." determine how the tone of these differs from the preceding lines (1-5)