Read these lines from "My Father Is a Simple Man." And when he leaves without benefit of fanfare or applause Which word best matches the connotative meaning of benefit as it is used in these lines? o financial help in a time of need O something that provides necessary assistance a social event to raise money O something that produces a sense of well-being

The missionaries who appear in the novel are colonists from a) britain b) portugal c) spain d) italy

Me ! it's e2020! review the line from karin slaughter's npr interview."and with each page, that's what i try to do- is say something different about the character, something different in the reactions when they find these horrible things that are happening, or they figure out a piece of the puzzle."how does this view contract with lee child's central idea in "a simple way to create suspense"? a • child feels that the characters are not important to the plot. slaughter feels characters are central. b • child feels that characters must be unattractive and uninteresting. slaughter feels they must have reactions. c • slaughter builds suspense through her characters. child builds suspense by delaying answers. d • slaughter builds suspense by writing puzzles. child builds suspense by telling anecdotes.

In hard times by charles dickens, the scene in which the characters discuss the depiction of horses on wallpaper and flowers on carpets is the author’s way of showing the absurdity of