Read this excerpt from "Rikk-Tikki-Tavi." "Rikki-tikki, you are not going to eat her eggs?
"Not eat exactly, no. Darzee, if you have a grain of sense you will fly off to the stables and pretend that your wing is
broken and let Nagaina chase you away to this bush. I must get to the melon-bed, and if I went there now she'd see
me."
Darzee was a feather-brained little fellow who could never hold more than one idea at a time in his head; and just
because he knew that Nagaina's children were born in eggs like his own, he didn't think at first that it was fair to kill
them
What role does Darzee play in the story?
His small body provides a contrast to Rikki-tikki's large form.
His kindness provides a contrast to Rikki-tikki's cruelty.
His bravery provides a contrast to Rikki-tikki's nervousness
His foolishness provides a contrast to Rikki-tikki s clever thinking.
Save and Exit

D. Rikki-tikki leapt over the head of Nag’s evil wife, who had snuck up behind him to try to kill him.

Explanation:

Took the test  on edge 2021

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)