2still wrapped in my blanket, i pulled the heavy curtains aside to judge the circumstances outside our apartment. the city below was a ghost town. normally, buses, cars, and taxis whizzed down the avenue. people usually crowded the sidewalks, hurrying off to work. even at this early hour, honks and shouts would drift up from the streets below. you grow accustomed to the commotion after you reside in the city for a while. the city was eerily silent today, paralyzed by the storm. the only distinct noise was the vigorous whipping of the wind. the glittering snowflakes hypnotized me—it was as if someone had changed the city into a picturesque winter wonderland overnight.

in paragraph 2, when the narrator compares the city to a ghost town, this is an example of
a) a simile.
b) a metaphor.
c) foreshadowing.
d) personification.

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What is the difference between a major and a minor character? a major character has a less important story line, while a minor character plays a bigger role in the plot. a major character plays a big role in the plot, while a minor character has a less important story line. a major character has an unimportant story line in the plot. a minor character's story line is as important and developed as the major characters' story lines.

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Buckminster boy. she glared at him. "lizzie, i swear to you, as sure as i'm standing right here—that's a lie. every bit of it. every single bit." "my granddaddy said it was a lie, too." she leaned her head to one side and looked at him steadily. "so why haven't you been down to the island? " "so only you get to ask questions now? " "yes." she waited. "i haven't been down to the island because my father believes that you were using me to you stay on malaga island." "well," she said slowly. "well." "i didn't believe it, either." the sea breeze lay at their feet panting, hoping they would play with it again. based on what turner and lizzie say, which is the best conclusion that can be drawn? they are angered by the lies the adults have been spreading. neither of them is able to fully trust what the other is claiming. each trusts the other and cares a great deal about their friendship. both are worried about the troubles their friendship may bring.