How does “A Fabulous Job” draw on an important theme from Life on the Mississippi? Like Mark Twain, Kellie realizes that life experience is more important than money. Like Mark Twain, Kellie learns to avoid judging people too quickly based on first impressions. Like Mark Twain, Kellie comes to understand that a new job will require more commitment than she expected. Like Mark Twain, Kellie grasps the idea that people working together can accomplish more than individuals working alone.

Returning from vietnam, we were given a parade. crowds of screaming people waving signs — not just on one road, one day. no, they were everywhere. every day. on the streets, on the television, on the radio. a hot, angry tangle of shaking fists and ugly words that threatened us like a monster with a hundred heads. our country had chewed us up and spit us out, and now we were being treated as if it were our fault. which sentence best uses figurative language to match the paragraph's tone? a. our feet were frozen in place as the street itself strained to hold us back. b. i felt unappreciated and condemned for actions i had thought were heroic. c. i hadn't expected to find myself in a rags-to-riches situation such as this. d. we had come home to a feeding frenzy and were being treated as bait.