You may have seen little ceramic or plastic creatures with pointed hats and beards in the gardens around your neighborhood. those tiny, humanlooking figures are called garden gnomes.
gnomes were first shown in european mythology. their attributes are different depending on the story and the storytellers, gnomes are consistently described as having humanlike features. they also live underground. myths about gnomes say they can walk through solid earth as easily as humans move through air. in several countries, people have reported seeing real gnomes.
today, garden gnomes are used for decoration. they originated in germany during the 1800s. they became popular with gardeners around the world. some myths say that they come to life and care for gardens when no one is around. their magic powers the flowers bloom and the leaves change color.
people sometimes steal gnomes and attempt to "return them to the wild." they say the gnomes should not be forced to work in gardens. the "kidnapped" gnomes are often taken on trips around the world. they are photographed at famous landmarks. the pictures are sent to their owners. this traveling gnome prank has been used in movies and video games.

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choose the sentence that best connects paragraphs 3 and 4 of the passage.

a. in 2008, a 53-year-old frenchman was accused of stealing 170 garden gnomes.
b. the garden gnome liberation front has offices in france, italy, and london.
c. italy's garden gnome liberation organization owns the european gnome sanctuary.
d. as gnomes became more popular, they also became the victims of pranks.

Read the excerpt from act 1 of a doll's house. helmer: nora! [goes up to her and takes her playfully by the ear.] the same little featherhead! suppose, now, that i borrowed fifty pounds today, and you spent it all in the christmas week, and then on new year's eve a slate fell on my head and killed me, and— nora: [putting her hands over his mouth]. oh! don't say such horrid things. helmer: still, suppose that happened, —what then? nora: if that were to happen, i don't suppose i should care whether i owed money or not. helmer: yes, but what about the people who had lent it? nora: they? who would bother about them? i should not know who they were. helmer: that is like a woman! but seriously, nora, you know what i think about that. no debt, no borrowing. there can be no freedom or beauty about a home life that depends on borrowing and debt. we two have kept bravely on the straight road so far, and we will go on the same way for the short time longer that there need be any struggle. nora: [moving towards the stove]. as you , torvald. how does the interaction between helmer and nora advance the plot? nora realizes that helmer will completely disapprove of her having borrowed money, so she has to continue to keep it a secret from him. nora realizes that she and helmer have the same ideas about financial issues, and the conversation brings them closer together later in the play. helmer realizes that nora is more responsible with money than he originally thought, and he trusts her more with finances later in the play. nora realizes that helmer knows a lot more about borrowing and lending, and she will seek his input later when she needs it.

In the conclusion of the radio broadcast war of the worlds, orson welles:

Read the passage below and answer the question. jake was incredibly loquacious. he once gave a twenty minute monologue about his favorite movie. in the passage above, the context clue used to find the definition of loquacious is an example of an antonym an example a synonym the tone of the whole phrase