Which statement is the best inference from the explicit and implicit details in the passage?
The classroom door opened, and Megan walked in, five minutes late.
Her hair hung in long, wet strands, and her feet squished audibly as
she trudged to her desk, leaving a trail of water behind her. She set her
backpack, once blue, now black, beneath her desk, and pulled out her
math textbook, now swollen with water. "Sorry I'm late," she said. "I
didn't check the weather."

Based solely on their titles, which contemporary novel most likely contains a mythological element that is also found in “cruel tribute? ”

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. she was a small woman, short and straight-waisted like a child in her brown cotton gown. her forehead was mild and benevolent between the smooth curves of gray hair; there were meek downward lines about her nose and mouth; but her eyes, fixed upon the old man, looked as if the meekness had been the result of her own will, never of the will of another. in at least one hundred words, explain how this excerpt uses explicit and implicit details to describe sarah penn.

Consider the role of dr. kenny in the novel. how does rukmani feel about him, and what theme is represented by their interactions? respond in at least 150 words.