Explain the connection between the Japanese national anthem on page 81, the epigraph on page 165, and the excerpt (pages 167-177). Be sure to also explain how that connection is made and why it is significant to the text.

Read this excerpt from the exposition in "the monkey's paw." father and son were at chess, the former, who possessed ideas about the game involving radical changes, putting his king into such sharp and unnecessary perils that it even provoked comment from the white-haired old lady knitting placidly by the fire. what is one piece of information you can infer about the story from this sentence? a. the father in the story is possessed, so he probably says insane things a lot. b. the woman in the story is knitting, so the characters probably don't have good clothes to wear. c. the father is playing chess with the son, but the son is not old enough to know the rules. d. since the father likes taking risks in a game, he might like taking risks in life as well.

The interaction between joanna and triburcio can best be described as a) heated b) apathetic c) despondent d) hopeful

Which function is positive for the entire interval (-3, -2]?