Read the following excerpt, then select any inferences that you would make based on the text. Hector and the Gambler's Gold Watch by Sharon Hart Addy Hector stepped out of the blazing sunlight onto the shaded porch of the stagecoach station. The stagehands lounging nearby took no notice of him. "Last week it was a lone rider," one of them was whispering."He made everyone empty their pockets and take off their boots and hats. He knows where people hide things." Hector gripped the edge of his jacket to feel the money sewn inside the lining. It was all he had in the world. That and the letter from Uncle Jake. What inferences can you make from the text? This story takes place in the present day. It is very hot. Somebody has been robbing stagecoaches. Hector is not afraid. Hector is worried about losing his money.

Read and key the following paragraph. 1"the final phase of franklin's public service is themost spectacular. 2after his return to america he waselected to the second continental congress and served withjefferson and john adams on the committee which drafted thedeclaration of independence. 3then, in 1776, he wasappointed one of the three commissioners to seek military andnaval assistance from france. 4for nearly ten years pariswas his center of operations, and, in large part because ofhis personal popularity, he secured the much-needed supportof france and spain and eventually negotiate thetreaty of paris (1783), by which england recognized americanindependence. 5when he returned to america in 1785 he wasold and ill, yet he found strength to serve as a delegate tothe constitutional convention, and to continue his work withmany humanitarian and scientific societies." type the key words for sentence's 2. 3. 4. 5.

Where did moon shadow’s father get the name windrider?

In 200 words, identify the theme of audre lorde's poem "hanging fire." support your answer with at least three examples (of your choosing) from the text.