The past simple and the past continious

What symbolic aspect did brother vu and mother leave behind? book = inside out and back again

Which is it? the desert is than the mountains? 1. drier 2. more dry

From the glass menagerie: "suspended in the mist over berchtesgaden, caught in the folds of chamberlain's umbrella." who was chamberlain? a.paul chamberlain: tom's father b.neville chamberlain: prime minister of great britain. c.pedro chamberlain: amanda's drunkard husband d.cornelius chamberlain: gentleman caller for laura