2) "I should like to see those old temples and fakirs and jugglers," said the
old man. "What was that that you started telling me the other day about
a monkey's paw or something, Morris?"
"Nothing." said the soldier hastily. "Leastways, nothing worth hearing
Why does the Sergeant-major speak "hastily" at this moment in the
story?
to hint that the Sergeant-Major might possibly be in
Love
to show his uneasiness regarding the nature of the
monkey spaw
to indicate that the Sergeant-Major is a very shy and
insecure man
to make the reader question the reality of the events
of the story
D)

Read the excerpt from act v, scene iii of romeo and juliet. juliet: go, get thee hence, for i will not away. [exit friar laurence.] what’s here? a cup, clos’d in my true love’s hand? poison, i see, hath been his timeless end. o churl! drunk all, and left no friendly drop to me after! i will kiss thy lips; haply, some poison yet doth hang on them, to make me die with a restorative. [kisses him.] which tragic flaw of juliet’s character is reflected in this excerpt? a) her optimistic way of seeing the world b) her tendency to act without forethought c) her tendency to act out of vengeance d) her carefree way of living life