Read the passage from "the maori: genealogies and origins in new zealand.”

light flooded into the world that had been created between rangi and papa. the brothers rejoiced, and were amazed to find that in the dark, they had birthed many children—the first humans! these offspring fell to papa, and were warmly received by the earth, their new home.

which excerpt from the passage best allows the reader to infer that the maori people felt cared for by the earth?

a. light flooded into the world
b. the first humans
c. were warmly received
d. their new home

Read this excerpt from leah missbach day's foreword to wheels of change. bicycles have long played a role in my life. as a young woman, i rode one year-round before i had a car. but it was later in adulthood that the bicycle became more than a source of transportation for me. the bicycle actually began to truly shape the way i saw the world. what is the author's purpose for including this in the foreword?

Time is not always change. time can also mean continuity, and it can mean keeping acknowledged truths in mind despite differences in circumstances. there is no better example of this in things fall apart than the retellings of the proverb about the bird named eneke, the language in both retellings is almost identical despite the length of time that has passed between their repetitions. in comparing the usages of the same proverb, achebe allows his readers to note the similarities and differences between the situations, and he them understand how this story can be applied to their own lives.

Read this passage from "the pedestrian" by ray bradbury: which sentence best describes the overall impact of the setting?