"we had a doctor on the ridge in them days. as good as any doctor alivin'. he'd cut a crooked toenail or deliver a woman. dead these last years." how do the details in this excerpt to develop the central idea? a) they give insight into the doctor’s motivation for people. b) they depict the poverty and lifelessness of the town. c) they explain why people wanted to get away from the town. d) they reveal some of the meaningful human history of the unnamed town.

The pizza delivery boy was neither early nor late he was right on time. question 12 options: (a)correct as it is (b)the pizza delivery boy was neither early nor late, he was right on time. (c)the pizza delivery boy was neither early nor late; and he was right on time. (d)the pizza delivery boy was neither early nor late: he was right on time.

Read the passage. when mother’s fever persisted for a week, father summoned our family doctor. dr. blakemore applied leeches to mother’s skin in hopes of reducing the amount of blood in her body. despite the doctor’s efforts, she languished in bed for three more days before her appetite returned and she requested a thin broth. our dear cook, mrs. davis, prepared the broth and delivered it to my mother directly, eager to ease her discomfort. what can readers infer about the time period of the passage?

How does this comparison reinforce what powell is trying to say in this paragraph