Read the passage from "the raven and the first men:
the beginnings of the haida.” raven crept into the chief’s dwelling. he appeared as a baby, with raven hair and black eyes. the chief’s daughter adopted the child, never knowing that he was in fact raven the trickster. the daughter loved the child, but soon the baby began to cry. the sky chief did whatever he could to comfort his new grandson, but the baby was inconsolable. finally, to appease the child, he gave him a small box to play with. raven, as the baby, tumbled and tossed the box until it fell open. whoosh! the stars flew up through the smoke hole in the ceiling, settling in the night sky. the chief was very upset, but was able to recover, as they were only stars and not very luminous.

based on the passage, the reader can infer that some haida families lived in homes that

a. were large.
b. were small.
c. had windows.
d. had fireplaces.

The difference between a guess and an inference is a. an inference is not supported by evidence while a guess is. c. a guess and an inference are the same thing. b. a guess is not supported by evidence while an inference is. d. none of the above

What is the narrator's main conflict in this passage? a. he doesn't like someone mispronouncing his name. b. he has a history of beating up kids he doesn't like. c. he has a violent temper that he cannot control. d. he doesn't like "the kid" he mentions in the paragraph.

From the story " saving the children"why is nicholas winton honored today? why did jewish people in czechoslovakia want to get their children out of the country? where did nicholas winton do his work saving the children? why was it hard for winton to find refuge for the children? to confirm your understanding, write a summary of “saving the children.”(a) aside from winton, who were the interview subjects? (b) analyze what do most of the interview subjects have in common? (a) why wasn’t this story told until 50 years later? (b) infer what does this say about winton’s character? summarize how did winton finally manage to get the children out of czechoslovakia? (a) support what was the “lie” hugo meisl’s parents told hugo and his brother before they sent them away? (b) make a judgment was this the right thing to do? explain. essential question: how do we remember the past? what have you learned about the nature of heroism from reading this article?