Read the excerpt from Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry.

"Mama gonna whip you good, too," said prideful Little Man, still fuming as we approached the school. "'Cause I'm gonna sure tell it."
GIVING BRAINLIEST

"Naw you ain't," said Stacey. There was a shocked silence as all heads turned to him. "This here thing's between Cassie and Lillian Jean and ain't nobody telling nobody nothin' 'bout this." He stared directly at T. J., caught his eye, and repeated, "Nobody."

Why does Stacey most likely defend Cassie's behavior toward Lillian Jean?

He believes that Cassie and Lillian Jean should be friends.

He senses that Cassie has a valid reason for her behavior.

He likes that she is going against her father’s wishes.

He wants to shift everyone’s attention from Cassie to himself.

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

5read the following sentence from kennedy's inaugural speech. and so, my fellow americans, ask not what your countfor you; ask what you can do for your country. ot what your country can dothis sentence is an example of an antimetabole, a rhetorical device in whichthe speaker reverses the order of repeated words. antimetabole is used toplace added emphasis on the final part of the statement. which of thefollowing is also an example of antimetabole? a"this nation, for all its hopes and boasts, will not be fully free until itscitizens are free." – john f. kennedy, 1963"forgive your enemies, but never forget their names."- john f. kennedy, quoted in 1984 by ed kochc"mankind must put an end to war, or war will put an end to mankind."- john f. kennedy, 1961d"a man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on."- john f. kennedy, 1962

Yosemite has spectacular scenery and which has half-time bears. how do i write i. parallel structure?