Saturday night I was sound asleep when my father switched on the lamp. Looking at him in the bright light, I mumbled, "What's up?" "Come with me," he smiled.
I followed him outside. Looking up, I saw greenish lights shimmering in the sky. They looked like giant curtains waving in the breeze.
"It's the aurora borealis, or northern lights," said my father. He explained what causes the aurora borealis, but I didn't hear what he was
saying. All I could do was watch with wonder as the eerie lights silently flickered.
Which word best replaces the underlined word in the second sentence?
1. gazing
2. glancing
3. peering
4. squinting

Read this excerpt from holes. he had no sailing experience, but the ship’s captain signed him aboard. the captain could see that elya was a man of great strength. not everybody could carry a full-grown pig up the side of a mountain. it wasn’t until the ship had cleared the harbor and was heading out across the atlantic that he suddenly remembered his promise to carry madame zeroni up the mountain. he felt terrible. what information does this flashback provide about elya? a. elya did not intend to break his promise to madame zeroni. b. madame zeroni is very angry and disappointed in elya. c. elya is terribly afraid of madame zeroni’s curse. d. elya does not care what happened to madame zeroni.

Wiesel interrupts the narration that begin with, "a few ss officers wandered through the room, " with a parenthetical insertion. explain the purpose of the insertion.

In 2–3 complete sentences, thoroughly explain the protagonist's main motivation or goal in "daughter of inventions"? what does the protagonist want? provide at least two specific details from the text to support your analysis of the protagonist's motivation or goal.