What ideas, positions, or assumptions do you want to challenge or argue within the text?

When abigail is interrogated by parris, she: a. claimed that tituba made her do those things. b. admitted that she asked tituba to do those things. c. said that betty and ruth were dancing naked. d. asked for forgiveness from her dear uncle.

Read the excerpt from “strychnine in the soup,” in which mr. mulliner explains the ending of a mystery novel to a bar patron who is anxious to know the conclusion of the story. “the plumber forgot his snake and had to go back for it,” explained mr. mulliner. ‘‘i trust that this revelation will prove sedative.” “i feel a new man,” said the draught stout. “i’d have lain awake worrying about that murder all night.” explain how a student who did not know the meaning of sedative could infer its definition?

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. here captain! dear father! this arm beneath your head; it is some dream that on the deck, you've fallen cold and dead. in about one hundred words, discuss the meaning of rhyme and meter, and their effect in the stanza. cite specific words and lines to support your analysis.