Read the short passage below. Determine whether the thesis is explicit or implicit, then choose the best explanation of why this is true. Sizzling, sweating, steaming. The populous puddled at the feet of their hero, the people’s hero, as he made his way across the field and through the congratulating football fans.
a. This thesis is implicit, and the reader can infer that the fans adored him so much that they would brave the heat to see him.
b. This thesis is implicit because the reader can infer that it is really hot that day.
c. This thesis is explicit because it gives the reader concrete information about how the fans felt and what is was like at the field.

Drag the correct answer into the box to complete the sentence. i wore a new pair of shoes for a long walk

Based on the excerpt, readers can conclude that odysseus’s men enjoy their leisure time. appreciate their jobs. respect their leader. forge close friendships.

Excerpt from the rainbow, chapter x (excerpt) d. h. lawrence then there was an outcry. mrs. brangwen would not have it; no, she would not. all her innate dignity and standoffishness rose up. then there was the vicar lecturing the school. "it was a sad thing that the boys of cossethay could not behave more like gentlemen to the girls of cossethay. indeed, what kind of boy was it that should set upon a girl, and kick her, and beat her, and tear her pinafore? that boy deserved severe castigation, and the name of coward, for no boy who was not a coward—etc., etc." from the textual evidence provided in this paragraph, what conclusions can the reader draw regarding the vicar? a) he favors boys over girls. b) he has no strong feelings. c) he supports mrs. brangwen's perspective entirely. d) he tends to be indulgent towards children's misbehavior.