1. RL 6 (Direct Meaning/Inferences): What does the speaker really mean in lines 1-2? *
The speaker is comparing falling stars to mandrake roots.
The speaker utilizes hyperbole to encourage the reader to do impossible things like
catching a falling star or becoming pregnant by a mandrake root.
The speaker is challenging the reader to find people who have the ability to catch
falling stars and find children in mandrake roots.
The speaker is satirizing the fields of astronomy and botany.
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2. RL 2 (Theme Analysis): One way the author presents the universal theme
is by

Place the steps of the strategy for reading technical information in the correct order.

Read and key the following paragraph. 1"the final phase of franklin's public service is themost spectacular. 2after his return to america he waselected to the second continental congress and served withjefferson and john adams on the committee which drafted thedeclaration of independence. 3then, in 1776, he wasappointed one of the three commissioners to seek military andnaval assistance from france. 4for nearly ten years pariswas his center of operations, and, in large part because ofhis personal popularity, he secured the much-needed supportof france and spain and eventually negotiate thetreaty of paris (1783), by which england recognized americanindependence. 5when he returned to america in 1785 he wasold and ill, yet he found strength to serve as a delegate tothe constitutional convention, and to continue his work withmany humanitarian and scientific societies." type the key words for sentence's 2. 3. 4. 5.

Sarah is having a tip-of-the tongue experience with the name of an indian restaurant that recently received a great review. she suspects that it may start with a “k” sound and consist of two syllables, but all that comes to mind is canton or ccouscous. which of the following choices would be the most likely name of the restaurant?