Read the following excerpt from as i lay dying: the animal magnetism of a dead body makes the stress come slanting, so the seams and joints of a coffin are made on the bevel. you can see by an old grave that the earth sinks down on the bevel. while in a natural hole it sinks by the center, the stress being up-and-down. so i made it on the bevel. it makes a neater job. which best explains how the structure of this excerpt reveals cash's personality? a. it lacks dialogue to illustrate that cash prefers solitude to society. b. it avoids paragraphs to show that cash has rejected tradition. c. it numbers cash's ideas to show that he is logical and organized. d. it orders ideas sequentially to illustrate cash's idea of a perfect coffin.

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Read this excerpt from white fang by jack london. the qualities in his kind that in the beginning made it possible for them to come in to the fires of men, were qualities capable of development. they were developing in him, and the camp-life, replete with misery as it was, was secretly endearing itself to him all the time. but white fang was unaware of it. he knew only grief for the loss of kiche, hope for her return, and a hungry yearning for the free life that had been his. which quotation from the paragraph supports the story’s theme of homesickness? “the camp life . . was secretly endearing itself to him all the time.” “but white fang was unaware of it.” “he knew only . . a hungry yearning for the free life that had been his.” “the qualities in his kind . . were qualities capable of development.”

Which passage from the story best shows the author's use of surprise to advance the story? a. i'd have gone up to the boss and told him just what i think, tell him everything i would, let him know just what i feel b. "oh, god", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that i've chosen! travelling day in and day out." c. and he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of drawers. "god in heaven! " he thought. it was half past six and the hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half past, more like quarter to seven. d. one morning, when gregor samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. submit