Read the excerpt from "daughter of invention".

the house fell silent a moment, before yoyo heard, far off, the gun blasts and explosions, the serious, self-important voices of newscasters reporting their tv war.

what type of conflict is presented in this excerpt?
a conflict with other characters.
a conflict within one character.
a conflict with nature.
a conflict within society.

The missionaries who appear in the novel are colonists from a) britain b) portugal c) spain d) italy

Emily is reading her friend's story. it uses transition words like and emily can tell that this story's organization is a) sequence of events b) cause and effect c) compare and contrast d) question and answer

Which words in this excerpt from the count of monte cristo can be used as synonyms to determine the meaning of the word grotto? dant? s entered the second grotto. the second grotto was lower and more gloomy than the first; the air that could only enter by the newly formed opening had the mephitic smell dant? s was surprised not to find in the outer cavern. he waited in order to allow pure air to displace the foul atmosphere, and then went on. 1. air 2. opening 3. mephitic 4. cavern 5. pure 6. atmosphere