She awoke trembling. did the door just slam shut? she glanced at the open window, the curtains flapping with the breeze. it must have been the wind. she laid her head back on the pillow and closed her eyes. suddenly, her eyes shot open. she didn't open the window before going to sleep.

which word in the passage best establishes its tone?
a. glanced
b. flapping
c. shot open
d. awoke

C. shot open

Explanation:

Prior to this the text was just suspensful, but when she shuts open her eyes, you know that something is wrong and that somehting is about to happen, since she didn´t open the window before going to sleep someone else did it, and that someone else is now inside the house, all of this sudden realization comes to life when she shuts open her eyes.

answer: b. grete might have remained as shy and immature as she was at the beginning of the story.

one of the most interesting characteristics of gregor's metamorphosis is that, although he is the only character who has physically changed, it is this same change which triggered a transformation in the rest of his family.

by taking care of gregor, grete has become stronger and more confident. she has found a life outside of the house, and has become more independent and self-sufficient. the novel implies that the trigger for the change is gregor's own transformation, and that without it, grete was likely to remain as shy and immature as she was at the beginning of the book.

explanation:

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