20 "monkey's paw? " said mrs. white curiously. 21"well, it's just a bit of what you might call magic, perhaps," said the sergeant-major off-handedly. 22 his three listeners leaned forward eagerly. the visitor absent-mindedly put his empty glass to his lips and then set it down again. his host filled it for him again. 23 "to look at," said the sergeant-major, fumbling in his pocket, "it's just an ordinary little paw, dried to a mummy." 24 he took something out of his pocket and proffered it. mrs. white drew back with a grimace, but her son, taking it, examined it curiously. "he took something out of his pocket and proffered it. mrs. white drew back with a grimace, but her son, taking it, examined it curiously." what is the most probable explanation for mrs. white's initial reaction to the monkey's paw? a) mrs. white is extremely superstitious. b) mrs. white is disgusted by the appearance of the monkey's paw. c) mrs. white is suddenly reminded that it is time for her to get supper ready. d) mrs. white is annoyed by the sergeant-major's bad manners in displaying the monkey's paw.

The answer is B I took the test n got it wrong

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

may i ask what topic?