Read the excerpt below and answer the question. Next you'd see a raft sliding by, away off yonder, and maybe a galoot on it chopping, because they're most always doing it on a raft; you'd see the axe flash and come down --you don't hear nothing; you see that axe go up again, and by the time it's above the man's head then you hear the K'CHUNK!--it had took all that time to come over the water. (p. 115)
Use either context clues or an outside source to help you determine the meaning of the word in bold in the passage above.

a strange or foolish man
a type of water bird
a tree found on the Mississippi River
a wealthy man

Write a two-paragraph objective summary of charlotte perkins gilman's "the yellow wallpaper." identify a theme of the story and explore how characterization and setting develop that theme. one paragraph will be about character and the other paragraph will be about setting, but both paragraphs must be about the same theme. your story should include the following elements: two paragraphs, each about a different detail (character or setting) that shows the theme objective summaries that emphasize details related to each paragraph topic clear, formal, academic language that shows your professionalism you should have completed a draft of this assignment in the activity before this one. if you haven't done so, go back and complete that activity now.

What does this excerpt from act of romeo and juliet reveal about lord montague?

What is the best way to improve the conclusion? add a sentence to the ending that summarizes the writer’s topic. add a sentence to the middle that reflects on the writer’s experiences. revise the final sentence to have a different tone. revise the first sentence to state a future goal.