Read these story events from the "Three Little Pigs": 1. Three little pigs build their houses: one out of hay, one out of sticks, and
one out of bricks.
2. The wolf visits the houses of the first and second pig and blows them
down.
3. The wolf visits the brick house of the third pig and cannot blow it down.
4. The wolf climbs to the roof of the brick house to climb down the chimney.
5. The little pig places a boiling water pot in the fireplace.
6. The wolf falls down the chimney into the boiling water.
7. The pigs make a rug out of the wolf skin and live safely and happily ever
after
Which part of the story represents the rising action?
O A. Events 2 through 4
O B. Events 1 and 2
O C. Events 5 and 6
D. Events 1 through 3
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Which two passages in this excerpt from the death of ivan illych does leo tolstoy use to suggest that ivan ilych feels like his life is slipping away from him? "what's the use? it makes no difference," he said to himself, staring with wide-open eyes into the darkness. "death. yes, death. and none of them knows or wishes to know it, and they have no pity for me. now they are playing." (he heard through the door the distant sound of a song and its accompaniment.) "it's all the same to them, but they will die too! fools! i first, and they later, but it will be the same for them. and now they are merry . . the beasts! " anger choked him and he was agonizingly, unbearably miserable. "it is impossible that all men have been doomed to suffer this awful horror! " he raised himself. "something must be wrong. i must calm myself—must think it all over from the beginning." and he again began thinking. "yes, the beginning of my illness: i knocked my side, but i was still quite well that day and the next. it hurt a little, then rather more. i saw the doctors, then followed despondency and anguish, more doctors, and i drew nearer to the abyss. my strength grew less and i kept coming nearer and nearer, and now i have wasted away and there is no light in my eyes.

Have you ever thought you understood a person based on a story that you have heard about them? have you ever guessed about a person's personal life because of the clothes they wore? or, have you judged a person because of their friends? although classifying people in this way is typically discouraged, authors deliberately use your preconceived ideas to you form an opinion about the character or to at least have a better understanding. can you think of a time that you made a character call about someone based on external aspects? were you correct, or incorrect? has anyone ever made an incorrect assessment of you based on external aspects? write two paragraphs about it in your journal.

Compare and contrast the transformation of arachne with that of pallas and explain how this transformation reveals a theme in the story. use evidence from the story to support your answer.