Read the excerpt from “A Worn Path” by Eudora Welty. She was meditating, and not ready, and when he came at her she only hit him a little with her cane. Over she went in the ditch, like a little puff of milkweed.

What does the phrase “like a little puff of milkweed” suggest?

Answers:
1. Phoenix falls asleep while standing on the path and falls into a bed of flowers.

2. Phoenix stops on the path and bends over to pick some flowers and falls.

3. Phoenix attempts to knock the milkweed out of her way with her cane.

4. Phoenix is as delicate and lightweight as a flower, causing her to lose her balance and fall over.

He said it was because a private detective sees the dark side of human nature. but whatever the reason, gill landers had an innate suspicion of politicians. when senator randy brill walked into his office on that summer day in august, mopping his flushed features with a monogrammed handkerchief, gill could think of no good reason to change his attitude. he'd only met brill once. that had been two years ago at a country club reception for state political notables. since then, he'd learned all he wanted to know about the senator's sinister reputation. gill sat back in his chair, put his feet on his desk, and fought to keep a poker face. but there was no way he could stop the chill that coursed along his spine like a rush of ice water. 29. in this paragraph, the word notables probably signifies that the persons so described a. would like to be politicians. b. are wealthy people. c. have political influence. d. are contributors to charity.

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