Read the excerpt from part 1 of zeitoun. he looked in the backyard. there was the canoe. it called to him, floating and ready. it was a rare opportunity, he thought, to be able to glide over the roads. . leaving the yard was difficult. a tree across the street had been ripped from its roots and lay across the road, branches spread over his driveway. he paddled around them and looked back to the house. no great damage to the exterior. some shingles missing from the roof. the windows broken. a gutter that would need remounting. nothing too bad, three days’ work. what conclusion can readers draw about this character vs. nature conflict?
a. nature exerts her power and control over zeitoun.
b. nature offers protection to zeitoun’s family.
c. zeitoun believes he can manage nature’s strength.
d. zeitoun feels overwhelmed by nature’s power.

In the context of the passage, what does the word torpid mean? b. predatory a. energetic c. dormant d. aquatic

The “big dig” the “big dig” (the central artery/tunnel project) has been complex and challenging. located in boston, massachusetts, this tunnel is eight lanes wide and three-and-a-half miles long. what is most amazing about this tunnel is that it is constructed under a major highway and skyscrapers located in boston’s financial district. construction crews used “clamshell excavators” during this dig. these machines carved narrow trenches, and then a special substance was pumped into the trench to keep the dirt from caving in. finally, steel beams were lowered into the trench and concrete was pumped in. one problem that engineers faced while constructing the tunnel is the fact that the soil beneath boston is extremely loose and soggy. engineers solved this dilemma by freezing the soil and pumping very cold water into pipes beneath the city. to strengthen the soil even further, a special type of glue was injected into the ground to with the consolidation of the soil. 23 which phrase best defines the word excavator as used in the passage? a. a device used to measure underground temperatures b. a device used to level uneven surfaces c. a device used to move heavy objects d. a device used to dig holes

Compare moishe as he is described at the begginning of the memoir with moishe after his escape from death in the forest