Read the excerpt from "Why Alligator Hates Dog." Dog loved a good chase, so he couldn't resist leaping off the porch in hot pursuit. What he didn't know was that this rabbit was crafty: he led Dog right, then left, then straight to a deep hole. The rabbit jumped over the hole, knowing full well that Dog wouldn't see the hole and would tumble right into it. That hole just happened to be an alligator den, and guess who had made it his home? The setting in this excerpt helps make the folktale seem calm. comical. mysterious.

Which phrase most closely matches the meaning of the word pleasantries in this excerpt from susan glaspell's trifles? county attorney: (as one turning from serious things to little pleasantries) well ladies, have you decided whether she was going to quilt it or knot it? a. tea cakes b. trivial talk c. foolish actions d. childish behavior

How does the allusion to the boston tea party reinforce king’s argument about civil disobedience? by citing an example of civil disobedience by everyday people, king shows that civil disobedience can be necessary and productive. by using an example of civil disobedience that took place in the past, king shows that civil disobedience is no longer necessary. by using an example of civil disobedience that took place in the north, king shows that the southern states have not used civil disobedience effectively. by using an example of a “massive act of civil disobedience,” king shows that the demonstrations in alabama are not as large and disruptive as his critics think.

“we have had a little rain.” said the woman she looked out into a flood. hyperbole, understatement or neither