Read the author’s “Notice” from The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and answer the question. Persons attempting to find a motive in this narrative will be prosecuted; persons attempting to find a moral in it will be banished; persons attempting to find a plot in it will be shot.

What is the author’s purpose in including this ironic notice?

a) The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is meant to be a serious work of literature.
b) The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is intended to be read rather than analyzed.
c) to warn readers that The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn does not follow a typical plot
d) to remind readers that The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has no political agenda

Danny went for a long bike ride he covered at least forty miles

Read the excerpt from rena's promise: two sisters in auschwitz. “i have a favor to ask of you, andrzej . . this is very difficult for me, but i must ask. it is no longer safe in tylicz for rena. her mother and i are worried for her safety every day.” “i heard what happened last night, mr. kornreich. i understand your concern.” “i have no money to pay you for this favor.” “sir, i would not take any money from you. she is my friend since childhood. i will do whatever you ask to your daughter.” “ you.” papa paused, stroking his chin where his beard should have been. “you seem like a man of your word. if you would bring rena across the border to slovakia, her mother and i might find sleep at night.” which best summarizes the excerpt? although he does not trust andrzej, rena’s father fears for his daughter’s life and finally agrees to leave her with him. slovakia is the only safe place for the jews of europe, and andrzej has agreed to take rena there. rena’s father asks andrzej to take her to safety in slovakia, and he agrees to do so. after much deliberation, rena’s father pays a polish man to take her safely across the border to slovakia. mark this and return

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. isn’t this like condemning socrates because his unswerving commitment to truth and his philosophical inquiries precipitated the act by the misguided populace in which they made him drink hemlock? isn’t this like condemning jesus because his unique god consciousness and never ceasing devotion to god’s will precipitated the evil act of crucifixion? what rhetorical technique does martin luther king employ in this excerpt from “letter from birmingham jail”? select all that apply. allusion extended metaphor figurative language simile