Twain's account of colonel rall's speech ("full of gunpowder and glory") is contrasted most vividly to the marion ranger's collective remorse over
a. the strange affair at "camp desolation." b. rebuffing dunlap's wise advice. c. the shooting of an unarmed rider. d. following captain lyman into a trap

halibut, flounder, tuna, and trout are all fish. so your first answer is 1.) fish. and since fish is edible, your next answer would be 3). edible

to describe those fishes more thoroughly, some of those fishes live in fresh water, and some of the fishes live in salt water, and that is not a thing that they all have in common. the question is asking what is common with all of the fish, so answer choices 2). fresh water and 4). salt water are not right.