The storm howled, and nicki could barely hear the captain's voice as she stood out on the bow of the ship. she remembered a time when standing here would have terrified her. "boats are no place for children," her father had said. but now she was not a child. her father, on the other hand, never seemed to change. he slept below the deck, steady and stubborn as always. nicki looked out at the vast expanse of sea, dreaming of the places she was going to go, unaware of the man in the top hat, who continued to stalk her. which statement best identifies the characters in the passage? a. nicki is a round character; nicki's father is a flat character. b. nicki is a flat character; nicki's father is the protagonist. c. the man in the top hat is a flat character; the captain is a round character. d. the captain is a flat character; nicki's father is a round character.

Read the excerpt from flannery o'connor's "the life you save may be your own although the old woman lived in this desolate spot with only her daughter and she had never seen mr. shiftlet before, she could tell, even from a distance, that he was a tramp and no one to be afraid of. his left coat sleeve was folded up to show there was only half an arm in it and his gaunt figure listed slightly. which phrase connects these characters to the southern gothic genre? half an arm she had never seen his left coat sleeve folded up

Read the passage from a raisin in the sun. mama: lord have mercy, baby. you done gone and bought your grandmother a hat? travis (very proud): open it! she does and lifts out an elaborate, but very elaborate, wide gardening hat, and all the adults break up at the sight of it. ruth: travis, honey, what is that? travis (who thinks it is beautiful and appropriate): it's a gardening hat! like the ladies always have on in the magazines when they work in their gardens. beneatha (giggling fiercely): travis—we were trying to make mama mrs. miniver—not scarlett o'hara! mama (indignantly): what's the matter with you all! this here is a beautiful hat! (absurdly.) i always wanted me one just like it! which word or phrase from the text best supports the idea that the adults think the hat is inappropriate? “have mercy” (giggling fiercely) (indignantly) “what’s the matter”

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