Before reading, good readers ask themselves questions. what might you ask before reading the short story "after twenty years"?

Which detail from the text best demonstrates the effect of totalitarianism on the animals? "progress was made in the dry frosty weather that followed." "it had been decided to build the walls three feet thick." "they were always cold, and usually hungry as well." "for a long time the quarry was full of snowdrifts and nothing could be done."

Read this passage from "the pedestrian" by ray bradbury: which sentence best describes the overall impact of the setting?

In  the earth is precious, chief seattle says that man did not “weave the web of life, he is merely a strand in it.” what attitude is he implicitly criticizing by saying this?