Excerpt from the catching of unshelled fish
olive green (myrtle reed)

but, as grover cleveland said: "he is no true fisherman who is willing to fish only when fish are biting." the real angler will sit all day in a boat in a pouring rain, eagerly watching the point of the rod, which never for an instant swerves a half inch from the horizontal. the real angler will troll for miles with a hand line and a spinner, winding in the thirty-five dripping feet of the lure every ten minutes, to remove a weed, or "to see if she's still a-spinnin'." vainly he hopes for the muskellunge who has just gone somewhere else, but, by the same token, the sure-enough angler is ready to go out next morning, rain or shine, at sunrise.

what information does the author use in the fourth paragraph to support his belief that true fishermen are faithful to the sport even when fish are scarce?
a) a comparison of the price of fish in a market
b) current and reasonable prices of fishing equipment
c) a descriptive quote emphasizing traits of dedication
d) an anecdote describing a successful fishing excursion

Which two passages in this excerpt from the death of ivan illych does leo tolstoy use to suggest that ivan ilych feels like his life is slipping away from him? "what's the use? it makes no difference," he said to himself, staring with wide-open eyes into the darkness. "death. yes, death. and none of them knows or wishes to know it, and they have no pity for me. now they are playing." (he heard through the door the distant sound of a song and its accompaniment.) "it's all the same to them, but they will die too! fools! i first, and they later, but it will be the same for them. and now they are merry . . the beasts! " anger choked him and he was agonizingly, unbearably miserable. "it is impossible that all men have been doomed to suffer this awful horror! " he raised himself. "something must be wrong. i must calm myself—must think it all over from the beginning." and he again began thinking. "yes, the beginning of my illness: i knocked my side, but i was still quite well that day and the next. it hurt a little, then rather more. i saw the doctors, then followed despondency and anguish, more doctors, and i drew nearer to the abyss. my strength grew less and i kept coming nearer and nearer, and now i have wasted away and there is no light in my eyes.

Identify the gerund phrase, the subject of the verb can be. a) eating ice cream on a hot summer day can be a messy experience. b) eating ice cream on a hot summer day can be a messy experience. c) eating ice cream on a hot summer day can be a messy experience. eliminate d) eating ice cream on a hot summer day can be a messy experience.

What can the points on be used for?