Tuesday, july 1, 1997, marked canada day, a national holiday. gila and tom ramsey had decided to celebrate the day by taking one of the discovery walks for which the city was famous. getting off the subway at the lawrence subway station, the couple intended to meander through lawrence park, chatsworth, blythwood, and sherwood park ravines.
june had been incredibly hot and dry. the brush and undergrowth along the don river were like tinder, ready to explode into flame at the slightest chance. in fact, there had been small fires at various places along the river in the past week. the chief of toronto’s fire department had declared an emergency. people could no longer cook food on a grill or barbecue in the river’s rain system. of course, some people didn’t follow the fire chief’s instructions.
as tom and gila wandered through the ravines they could smell meat cooking on grills. “typical! ” said tom. “as usual someone believes he’s immune to trouble
what type of figurative language does the author use when describing conditions in the ravines?
flashback
metaphor
personification
simile

Read the excerpt from rena's promise: two sisters in auschwitz. “i have a favor to ask of you, andrzej . . this is very difficult for me, but i must ask. it is no longer safe in tylicz for rena. her mother and i are worried for her safety every day.” “i heard what happened last night, mr. kornreich. i understand your concern.” “i have no money to pay you for this favor.” “sir, i would not take any money from you. she is my friend since childhood. i will do whatever you ask to your daughter.” “ you.” papa paused, stroking his chin where his beard should have been. “you seem like a man of your word. if you would bring rena across the border to slovakia, her mother and i might find sleep at night.” which best summarizes the excerpt? although he does not trust andrzej, rena’s father fears for his daughter’s life and finally agrees to leave her with him. slovakia is the only safe place for the jews of europe, and andrzej has agreed to take rena there. rena’s father asks andrzej to take her to safety in slovakia, and he agrees to do so. after much deliberation, rena’s father pays a polish man to take her safely across the border to slovakia. mark this and return

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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.