"It is better to die on your feet than to live a life on your knees" Who said this
famous quote and what do you think they meant
by the phrase?

Which is a text clue that readers understand the theme of valuing all life in "birdfoot's grampa”? a birdfoot becomes impatient with his grandfather. b grampa walks into the grass to release the toads. c grampa just smiles when birdfoot argues with him. d birdfoot notices the rain around his grandfather’s head.

What inference can be made about the characters beliefs

Which best explains this excerpt’s purpose in the novel’s plot structure? the excerpt creates conflict between characters as part of the rising action. the excerpt provides background information on a character as part of the exposition. the excerpt returns a character to equilibrium as part of the falling action. the excerpt is the point of greatest tension and acts as the climax.