Which quotation provides the strongest evidence to illustrate the point that Odysseus is an epic hero because he has a group of loyal followers who follow his orders? “Dear friends, / more than one man, or two, should know those things / Circe foresaw for us and shared with me, / so let me tell her forecast: then we die / with our eyes open, if we are going to die.” “Therefore / you are to tie me up, tight as a splint, / along the mast, lashed to the mast, / and if I shout and beg to be untied, / take more turns of the rope to muffle me.” “I carved / a massive cake of beeswax into bits / and rolled them in my hands until they softened.” “I tried to say / ‘Untie me!’ to the crew, moving my brows; / but they bent steady to the oars. Then Perimedes / got to his feet, he and Eurylochus, / and passed more line about, to hold me still.”

Which statement best describes the narrator's reliability? the narrator is unreliable because o she does not reveal how old she is until the end of the passage.

Tia and lin had been best friends since kindergarten. both avid soccer players, the girls decided to try out for the high school team together. unfortunately, there was just one open spot, so only one of the girls would be chosen. they both worked hard, and on tryout day, they did their best. when the team roster came out, lin was excited to see that she had made the team but sad that tia had not. tia was happy for her friend and vowed to work harder so she would make the team the next year. which sentence is the exposition of the passage

Read the passage from a raisin in the sun. mama: lord have mercy, baby. you done gone and bought your grandmother a hat? travis (very proud): open it! she does and lifts out an elaborate, but very elaborate, wide gardening hat, and all the adults break up at the sight of it. ruth: travis, honey, what is that? travis (who thinks it is beautiful and appropriate): it's a gardening hat! like the ladies always have on in the magazines when they work in their gardens. beneatha (giggling fiercely): travis—we were trying to make mama mrs. miniver—not scarlett o'hara! mama (indignantly): what's the matter with you all! this here is a beautiful hat! (absurdly.) i always wanted me one just like it! which word or phrase from the text best supports the idea that the adults think the hat is inappropriate? “have mercy” (giggling fiercely) (indignantly) “what’s the matter”