Who is the protagonist in "Wiley, His Mother, and the Hairy Man" and why? Wiley’s mama, because she helps Wiley defeat the Hairy Man Wiley’s papa, because he is the first character the Hairy Man attacks The Hairy Man, because most of the story is about him Wiley, because he is the main character who fights the Hairy Man

Why would victor frankenstein rather than his creation most likely be considered a monstrous? a.because he uses ancient curses and spells to give his creation life b.because he seeks only the company of professors and not his friends c.because he wishes to be a famous scientist d.because he is obsessed with creating a living being

Read the excerpt from "a pair of silk stockings." but she went on feeling the soft, sheeny luxurious things—with both hands now, holding them up to see them glisten, and to feel them glide serpent-like through her fingers. which best describes the underlying tone of the excerpt created by the connotations of the words “soft,” ”luxurious,” “glisten,” and “serpent-like”? 1. gloom 2. temptation 3. forgiveness 4. suspicion

Araby every morning i lay on the floor in the front parlour watching her door. the blind was pulled down to within an inch of the sash so that i could not be seen. when she came out on the doorstep my heart leaped. i ran to the hall, seized my books and followed her. i kept her brown figure always in my eye and, when we came near the point at which our ways diverged, i quickened my pace and passed her. this happened morning after morning. i had never spoken to her, except for a few casual words, and yet her name was like a summons to all my foolish blood. what is the general tone of the passage? a. courageous b. comical c. passionate d. fearful