Read the excerpt from what i saw in california by edwin bryant.
"the edifices in some of those missions are more extensive than in others, but in form they are all nearly equal. they are all fabricated of mud-bricks, and the divisions are according to necessity."
based on its context, what does the word "edifice" most likely mean?
a. building
b. city
c. part
d. obligation

Why might carl sandburg have placed an emphasis on politeness among the animals in the committee of sixty six and in the interactions the animals have with humans in "how the animals lost their tails and got them back traveling from philadelphia to medicine hat"? a. to show that animals are more polite than humans b. to poke fun at the extreme politeness of the animals c. to teach children how to interact with adults d. to teach children how to interact with animals asap