1) What is the connotative effect of the word scream used in paragraph 3? es
A) It suggests the horror that the cry of the heron must evoke in the hearts of its prey: frogs.
B) It suggests that the author does not like the heron or its cry and finds both of them to be quite irritating.
C) It makes the reader laugh at the ridiculousness of the scene; there's something comic about a bird screaming."
D) It suggests that the heron is terrified of its own actions and does not like what is required of its existence in the swamp.

What time of day would you expect to see a first quarter moonrise?

Read this excerpt from holes. he had no sailing experience, but the ship’s captain signed him aboard. the captain could see that elya was a man of great strength. not everybody could carry a full-grown pig up the side of a mountain. it wasn’t until the ship had cleared the harbor and was heading out across the atlantic that he suddenly remembered his promise to carry madame zeroni up the mountain. he felt terrible. what information does this flashback provide about elya? a.elya did not intend to break his promise to madame zeroni. b.madame zeroni is very angry and disappointed in elya. c.elya is terribly afraid of madame zeroni’s curse. d.elya does not care what happened to madame zeroni.

Ow does the author reveal katina's initial excitement about her internship? a) by showing how katina responds to conflict b) by describing how katina felt at the end of the day c) by showing how katina interacts with other characters d) by describing how katina selected her clothes with care