How does this setting influence the plot? The train started over the mountain pass just as the blizzard began. My sister and I were playing an after-lunch game of cards in the dining car, only occasionally looking out the window to see the landscape. When the train ground to a sudden stop, my sister and I looked up. Outside was pure white snow. Then the conductor announced a tree had fallen over the tracks and we would have to wait. I wished more than anything I could go outside. But no one was allowed to leave the train.

Read this excerpt from holes. at the time, elya thought nothing of the curse. he was just a fifteen-year-old kid, and “eternity” didn’t seem much longer than a week from tuesday. besides, he liked madame zeroni and would be glad to carry her up the mountain. he would have done it right then and there, but he wasn’t yet strong enough. how does this section of the flashback relate to stanley? a. elya was much older during his difficult time than stanley was during his. b. elya’s physical weakness parallels stanley’s physical weakness. c. elya, like stanley, lives in the moment and does not consider the future. d. elya, like stanley, likes the character who is giving him a hard time.

In a midsummer night dream, the mention of is an allusion to earlier english poetry

Which historical events have affected the meals you consume? check all that apply. columbus brought sugar cane to the new world in the late 15th century. italian immigrants brought pizza to the united states in the early 1900s. tacos were first eaten in the silver mines of mexico during the 1700s. sugar cane spread throughout the muslim world, and methods were developed to refine it. immigrants introduced chinese food to san francisco in the mid-1800s. people from the middle east created the modern version of roasting coffee in the 13th century.