Which sentence from the phantom tollbooth is the best example of using an idiom for humorous effect?

a."everything was quiet, and even the air hung heavily."
b."the birds sang only gray songs."
c."it's bad enough wasting time without killing it."
d."and, as he thought, the wheels began to turn."

Select the correct answer to which literary movement did ambrose bierce belong? a. romanticism b. realism c. naturalism d. neoclassicism

One important character trait which levi to compete well is revealed in the first paragraph. it is that a) he is often fearful. b) he thinks before he acts. c) he tends to be suspicious. d) he is good at finding hidden things.

Which trait is common to the narrators in these excerpts? a the narrators were born in poverty the narrators were separated from their birth parents c. the narrators grew up to be criminals d the narrators worked hard in lide to improva their ocial status the narrators blamed themselves for their mistortunps