Which word has a similar denotation to the word thrifty but a more negative connotation? a. economical
b. stingy
c. cost-conscious
d. prudent

Explain the effect of the juxtaposition of the following lines that serve as a beginniing to the new section that begins on page nine: anguish. german soldiers-with their steel helmets and their deaths-head emblem. still, our first impressions of the germans were rather reassuring.