You have just read Watership Down and "How the Zebra Got His Stripes," two passages that try to teach lessons through their characters. Write an essay in
which you argue whether Frith or Zebra taught a lesson more successfully. In your
response, be sure to include details about the characters' behaviors, the nature of
their conflicts, and how their conflicts are resolved.
Write a well-organized, text-dependent response. Be sure to save time to edit and
review your work for complete sentences, spelling, punctuation, and appropriate
language.

Read this excerpt from "birdfoot's grampa.” the old man must have stopped our car two dozen times to climb out and gather into his hands the small toads blinded by our lights and leaping, live drops of rain. what are readers most likely to infer from the phrase "blinded by our lights”? a the action in the poem takes place at night. b the weather makes the toads difficult to see. c another car is coming around the bend. d grampa is shining a lantern to see the toads.

Which sentence in this excerpt from frances hodgson burnett’s a little princess shows indirect characterization? it was just then that miss minchin entered the room. she was very like her house, sara felt: tall and dull, and respectable and ugly. she had large, cold, fishy eyes, and a large, cold, fishy smile. it spread itself into a very large smile when she saw sara and captain crewe. she had heard a great many desirable things of the young soldier from the lady who had recommended her school to him. among other things, she had heard that he was a rich father who was willing to spend a great deal of money on his little daughter. "it will be a great privilege to have charge of such a beautiful and promising child, captain crewe," she said, taking sara's hand and stroking it. "lady meredith has told me of her unusual cleverness. a clever child is a great treasure in an establishment like mine."

Name two events that gatsby tells nick about that nick finds suspect . what proof does gatsby offer ?