Read this excerpt from the story "there’s a man in the habit of hitting me on the head with an umbrella" and answer the question.

excerpt: i took the first seat. he stood right beside me, and held on to the railing with his left hand. with his right hand he unrelentingly kept whacking me with that umbrella. at first, the passengers exchanged timid smiles. the driver began to observe us in the rearview mirror. little by little the bus trip turned into one great fit of laughter, an uproarious, interminable fit of laughter. i was burning with shame. my persecutor, impervious to the laughter, continued to strike me.

according to the narrator, the passengers witness his attacker hitting him, which is not usually a humorous event. in this excerpt the passengers most likely laughed because they select all that apply.

a)shared an inside joke about the narrator with the bus driver
b)assumed that the two men were promoting a local comedy show
c)thought the umbrella was a hilarious way to get a man’s attention
d)observed the narrator acting as if an invisible opponent were assaulting him
e)were witnessing a scene that caused a nervous discomfort relieved by laughter
f)had recently endured a similar interaction on the bus between a parent and child

Read the excerpt from act iii of the importance of being earnest. jack. [in a pathetic voice.] miss prism, more is restored to you than this hand-bag. i was the baby you placed in it. miss prism. [amazed.] you? jack. [embracing her.] yes . . mother! miss prism. [recoiling in indignant astonishment.] mr. worthing! i am unmarried! jack. unmarried! i do not deny that is a serious blow. but after all, who has the right to cast a stone against one who has suffered? cannot repentance wipe out an act of folly? why should there be one law for men, and another for women? mother, i forgive you. [tries to embrace her again.] what is the best conclusion that can be drawn about jack, based on his words and actions in this excerpt? he has a tendency to be rude. he is inclined to show his emotions. he has a tendency to be gullible. he is inclined to be unresponsive.

What is emphasized in william carlos williams’s “landscape with the fall of icarus” but not in pieter brueghel’s landscape with the fall of icarus? what conclusions can you draw about the similarities and differences between the themes of the work? english 9 - 3.3.9 practice - apex learning

Iwill only mark brainliest if you get it correct. read the following prompt and type your response in the space provided. examine the diagram and text: you see water all around you every day as lakes, rivers, ice, rain and snow. there are also vast amounts of water that are unseen—water existing in the ground. and even though groundwater is unseen, it is moving below your feet right now. as part of the water cycle, groundwater is a major contributor to flow in many streams and rivers and has a strong influence on river and wetland habitats for plants and animals. people have been using groundwater for thousands of years and continue to use it today, largely for drinking water and irrigation. life on earth depends on groundwater just as it does on surface water. there are rivers flowing below our feet … a myth? have you ever heard that there are rivers of water flowing underground? do you think it’s true? actually, it is pretty much a myth. even though there are some caverns, lava, and ice tubes, and horizontal springs that can carry water, the vast majority of underground water occupies the space between rocks and subsurface material. some rivers, such as the alpha river in northern florida, usa, can disappear underground during low flow periods. generally, water underground is more like water in a sponge. it occupies the space is between soil and rock particles. at a certain depth below the land surface, the spaces between the soil and rock particles can be totally filled with water, resulting in an aquifer from which groundwater can be pumped into used by people. courtesy of the u. s. geological survey is there missing or extraneous information in this diagram? are all of the details in the text relevant and accurate? explain using details from the text.