Which is a characteristic of a novel? novels have only a few characters. novels have simple, straightforward themes (and few of them). novels are filled with great and specific detail. novels always feature villianous characters.

The answer is: Novels are filled with great and specific detail.

The form of the novel as we now know it, which arguably began with Cervantes´ Don Quixote, is a lengthy piece of writing that can incorporate great amounts of detail and depth in the events and the characters portrayed which makes it an ideal form of literature to explore intricate and complicated themes of universal appeal but always approached through a singular and specific narrative.  

the mending wall was written by robert frost

answer: b) bubbling its way

explanation: an adjective is a word or a group of words that modifies a noun (name, thing, place,

in this case, the first option "to heartily enjoy" isn't describing or modifying any noun, the third option "hiking along merrily" is describing an action but it doesn't modify any noun, the last option "beside us" is just a preposition that indicates position, so the correct answer is the second one: "bubbling its way" because it is modifying the noun "stream".