Read the paragraphs from "lather and nothing else."

he came in without a word. i was stropping my best razor. and when i recognized him, i started to shake. but he did not notice. to cover my nervousness, i went on honing the razor. i tried the edge with the tip of my thumb and took another look at it against the light. meanwhile he was taking off his cartridge-studded belt with the pistol holster suspended from it. he put it on a hook in the wardrobe and hung his cap above it. then he turned full around toward me and, loosening his tie, remarked, "it’s hot as the devil, i want a shave.” with that he took his seat.

which words contribute to the tense mood of this passage?

shake; nervousness
recognized; razor
light; suspended
loosening; shave

8. "caged bird" right now, i feel like a bird caged without a key everyone comes to stare at me with so much joy and reverie they don't know how i feel inside through my smile, i cry they don't know what they're doing to me keeping me from flying that's why i say i know why the caged bird sings only joy comes from song she's so rare and beautiful to others why not just set her free? so she can fly, fly, fly spreading her wings and her song let her fly, fly fly for the whole world to see she's like caged bird fly, fly ooh just let her fly just let her fly just let her fly spread the wings spread the beauty what is the allusion found in the poem? question 8 options: a) alicia keys b) i know why the caged bird sings c) spreading her wings and her song d) fly, fly, fly

What is the best point of view for your narrative about overcoming a challenge

Which options most accurately explain how the author of the war of the worlds uses the crash landing of the spaceship to introduce ogilvy's character? (select all that apply.)the war of the worldsogilvy goes to the site of the crash and is immediately certain that it has been caused by aliens. because of this, he immediately gets the townspeople together to fight. his actions characterize him as brave. ogilvy tries to those inside the cylinder. his actions characterize him as compassionate. ogilvy goes to the site of the crash to explore the area the morning after seeing the shooting star. once there, he examines the cylinder. his actions characterize him as curious. ogilvy runs to the nearest town to get away from the cylinder. his actions characterize him as cowardly.