What did snow mean when he asked himself if gandhi had taken his mirror with him? a. he pondered whether gandhi's belief in nonviolence mirrored the society in which he lived. b. he thought that his personal faith would no longer exist after gandhi's death. c. he wondered if the funeral pyre mirrored the achievements of the greatest father of india. d. he questioned if gandhi's teachings would continue to influence mankind now that the man had left this earth.

The excerpt above is from page 21 of harry potter and the sorcerers stone by j. k rowling. which passage represents a

Read the following excerpt from life on the mississippi by mark twain. no girl could withstand his charms. he "cut out" every boy in the village. when his boat blew up at last, it diffused a tranquil contentment among us such as we had not known for months. but when he came home the next week, alive, renowned, and appeared in church all battered up and bandaged, a shining hero, stared at and wondered over by everybody, it seemed to us that the partiality of providence for an undeserving reptile had reached a point where it was open to criticism. how does twain's use of understatement serve his purpose? be sure to use specific details from the text to support your answer.

Active reading to kill a mockingbird, twelve through twenty-one during the trial, atticus questions four witnesses. as you read, complete the chart below by noting the key information given by each witness during questioning. also note how each witness behaves on the stand, commenting on the general impression the witness makes. answer for the following characters: the sheriff, bob ewell, miss ewell, and tom robinson.