Read the passage. there was no dissuading him, however, and at a quarter past ten he closed the attic door behind him and went up the narrow twisting stairs. we later heard ominous creakings as he crawled into bed. how does the word ominous reflect thurber's view of his father's decision? this word choice shows that thurber approves of the decision. this word choice shows that thurber disagrees with the decision. this word choice shows that thurber thinks this decision is hilarious. this word choice shows that thurber is angry about this decision.

When i was young enough to still spend a long time buttoning my shoes in the morning, i'd listen toward the hall: daddy upstairs was shaving, in the bathroom, and mother downstairs was frying the bacon. they would begin whispering back and forth to each other up and down the stairwell. my father would whistle his phrase, my mother would try to whistle, then hum hers backi drew my buttonhook in and out and listened to it -know it was "the merry widow." the difference was, their song almost floated with laughter. how different from the record, which growled from the beginning, as if the victrola were only slowly being wound up. they kept it running between them, up and down the stairs where i was now just about ready to run clattering down and show them my shoes. what is the effect of the parallelism used in the above excerpt? it establishes the rhythm of a duet to echo the song. it expresses the same ideas. it mirrors opposite ideas. it is a paradox.

Ihave only a christmas cards left to write. a. few b. fewer c. less d. little

What is the first step in summarizing a plot? restating central ideas and key details eliminating minor or unimportant details connecting ideas with logical transitions identifying important words and phrase