1. in the first chapter, readers are introduced to kino as he faces a very serious situation—the poisoning of his son by a scorpion. describe kino’s behavior in this chapter and the initial impression he makes on readers based on this behavior.

The best answer for this question would be:

Kino in the first chapter is shown to have a reaction with his emotions rather than using his brain in emergencies. The chapter describes Kino as a man who is happy and in love with his wife and family that lives a peaceful life. It backsfires when his baby is poisoned by a scorpion; his reaction was through extreme rage, while Juana finds solutions to keep the baby alive. He does react to danger though but in finding solutions, he let his emotions get through him the most as said in the chapter.

"the sandy walls seemed to collapse in on themselves"

and

"the bloodshot waters seemed to have no bottom"

well, number 1, the 1920s was not economically prosperous until the start of the lend-lease act, which employed large amounts of people in producing equipment for the allies.

b. world war ii is your answer, because wwi had already ended at 1918, and the cold war was after 1945.

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