In " the black cat" what happens after the narrator's character undergoes " a radical alteration for the worse" ?

Which sentence is correct? laura lent me her copy of cooking weekly so i could use a recipe. i enjoy doing crossword puzzles from the new york times. herman melville wrote the novel “moby d i ck.” maggie loves to read the smithsonian magazine.

How can you avoid the problem of groupthink? a. by choosing a group leader to direct the group b. by composing the team of only like-minded individuals c. by encouraging all members to voice their opinions d. by keeping quiet when you disagree with another group member's opinion

Plz asap read this sentence from paragraph 3 of the article. the boys and girls are merely asked to obtain the signatures of ten friends or relatives. how does the word "merely" affect the meaning of the sentence? a- it suggests that asking people to subscribe to the washington times is something negative. b- it implies that obtaining ten signatures is not a requirement for receiving a prize. c- it downplays the fact that to win the prize, children must ask people to subscribe to the washington times. d- it emphasizes that children receive the prize only if they obtain ten signatures.