PART A: What is Thoreau's central idea in the passage from "Walden"? (Excerpt from Walden: “The Ponds” By Henry David Thoreau 1854)

A.) to describe the permanence of a natural scene.

B.) to argue for the preservation and reclamation of Walden Pond in the face of human intrusion.

C.) to explain why most people are not able to appreciate the beauty of nature.

D.) to describe his reasons for visiting Walden Pond and its surroundings

Now you will do a special kind of problem. you will use the blue boxes below to put events of the story "the baby-sitter" in correct order. each blue box has seven sentences inside it. click the first blue box until you see the first thing that happened in the story. then go on to the next box and the next thing that happened. the last thing that happened should be in the last box. you may need to look back at the story to you remember. if you change your mind at any time while you are working the problem, you can return to a box and click to find a different sentence. when you are all finished, you will be able to read down the list of sentences and see all seven events from the story in the right order. mary jo began to read the alphabet book. mary jo couldn't move. mother asked mary jo to baby-sit. jimmy was very quiet. he had fallen asleep. jimmy to read the book. mother said, "you are a very good baby-sitter." mother picked up sleeping jimmy.

In at least 150 words, explain the symbolism of the quilt in “everyday use.”

Which of the following is a correct definition of an indicative verb in a sentence? a.indicates a hypothetical stateb.indicates a state of questioningc.indicates a commandd.indicates a state of reality