Read the excerpt from chamberlain's speech to parliament and answer the question that follows.
"i have nothing to be ashamed of. let those who have, hang their heads. we must feel profound sympathy for a small and gallant nation in the hour of their national grief and loss."
how is chamberlain attempting to achieve his overall goal?
a. by shifting the spotlight away from himself
b. by showing the human side of international politics
c. by reminding members of the positive effects of war
d. by exposing parliament's dishonest members

What does the term fiend not mean as it is used in the passage? a) beast b) brute c) fanatic d) savage

After huck's talk with mary jane, she says she'll pray for him. huck thinks: "pray for me! i reckoned if she knowed me she'd take a job that was more nearer her size." in at least 150 words, explain this statement by describing how huck views himself and his behavior in general.

Read this excerpt from the exposition in "the monkey's paw." father and son were at chess, the former, who possessed ideas about the game involving radical changes, putting his king into such sharp and unnecessary perils that it even provoked comment from the white-haired old lady knitting placidly by the fire. what is one piece of information you can infer about the story from this sentence? a. the father in the story is possessed, so he probably says insane things a lot. b. the woman in the story is knitting, so the characters probably don't have good clothes to wear. c. the father is playing chess with the son, but the son is not old enough to know the rules. d. since the father likes taking risks in a game, he might like taking risks in life as well.