From which of these excerpts from beowulf can a pagan influence best be inferred?
a. protected by god - god /whose love grendel could not
b. and sometimes they sacrificed to the old stone gods/made heaven
c. rise to god, drop off/their dead bodies, seek our father's peace!
d. how the monster relished his savage war / on the the dane

Read this excerpt from "birdfoot's grampa.” the old man must have stopped our car two dozen times to climb out and gather into his hands the small toads blinded by our lights and leaping, live drops of rain. what are readers most likely to infer from the phrase "blinded by our lights”? a the action in the poem takes place at night. b the weather makes the toads difficult to see. c another car is coming around the bend. d grampa is shining a lantern to see the toads.

What did mark twain contribute to the history of the novel? select all that apply.

What are two themes in ted chiang’s “exhalation”?