Which best describes the author’s purpose in including a list of cycling slang in Chapter 2 of Wheels of Change? to highlight the reasons why people objected to the spread of cycling
to show that only people familiar with certain words could participate in cycling
to persuade readers to incorporate cycling terms of the 1890s into everyday life
to entertain readers by showing the way people referred to cycling in the 1890s

Reading poetry to an audience is considered a form of a. vocal art. b. oral language. c. conversational skills. d. performance cues.

Which sentence contains an allusion? a. pamela and her twin are as alike as two peas in a pod, and they do everything together. b. pamela has a weakness for chocolates, which she says she's had since early childhood. c. pamela's face was as white as a ghost when she learned the shocking news about her brother. d. pamela's backyard looks like the garden of eden, with dozens of green and lush plants. e. pamela found herself trapped between a rock and a hard place, and she didn't know what to do.

Compare and contrast the transformation of arachne with that of pallas and explain how this transformation reveals a theme in the story. use evidence from the story to support your answer.