On the night of september 2, 1666, the king’s baker did not completely put out the embers in his oven. after he went to bed, the embers ignited a stack of nearby wood. soon the baker’s shop and house were ablaze. most of the buildings in london at that time were made of wood, pitch, and thatch, which caused the fire to spread rapidly. the fire burned for days, and by the time it burned itself out, 80 percent of the city was destroyed. amazingly, few people died in the fire. the one benefit of the fire was that it killed most of the rats that had been causing the plague. the author views the fire as one of the worst disasters in history. which supporting detail best demonstrates that viewpoint? a) the buildings in london were made of flammable material. b) eighty percent of the city was destroyed. c) few people died in the fire. d) he fire killed all the rats that were causing the plague.

The physical injuries thaqt the narrator and other soldiers suffer in ernest hemingways in another country are reprsentative of

What is the effect of narrator's word choice on the tone of this passage? the words "my heart shrank within itself" create a fearful tone. the words "wounded his fellow" develop a remorseful tone. the words "struck harsh upon my ears" suggest an irritated tone. the words "better-omened" set a hopeful tone. excerpt from "the cabuliwallah" by rabindranath tagore i was sitting in my study, looking through the accounts, when some one entered, saluting respectfully, and stood before me. it was rahmun the cabuliwallah. at first i did not recognise him. he had no bag, nor the long hair, nor the same vigour that he used to have. but he smiled, and i knew him again. "when did you come, rahmun? " i asked him. "last evening," he said, "i was released from jail." the words struck harsh upon my ears. i had never before talked with one who had wounded his fellow, and my heart shrank within itself when i realised this; for i felt that the day would have been better-omened had he not turned up.

"first of all, how could they mistake a man for a sasquatch? " which best explains the purpose of this question (from review 2)? a) to illustrate how much the book uses humor b) to show how unbelievable parts of the story are c) to convince the reader that the novel is poorly written d) to highlight the differences between the characters in the novel