Select the correct answer from each drop-down menu.
1. i tried to change jason's mind, but he to his decision.
2. the alejandro's request for a sandwich was obvious; he had not eaten all day.
3. robert’s that he saved a comfortable amount for his retirement.
4. the mayor’s position is the most the town because everyone looks to the mayor for answers.
5. his raincoat acted as , and his clothes stayed dry despite the storm.

1.eminent, obstinately, parsimony, expediency
2.eminent, obstinately, parsimony, expediency
3.eminent, obstinately, parsimony, expediency
4.eminent, obstinately, parsimony, expediency
5.avarice, parsimony, resolution, impregnable

Read the excerpt from act iii of the importance of being earnest. jack. [in a pathetic voice.] miss prism, more is restored to you than this hand-bag. i was the baby you placed in it. miss prism. [amazed.] you? jack. [embracing her.] yes . . mother! miss prism. [recoiling in indignant astonishment.] mr. worthing! i am unmarried! jack. unmarried! i do not deny that is a serious blow. but after all, who has the right to cast a stone against one who has suffered? cannot repentance wipe out an act of folly? why should there be one law for men, and another for women? mother, i forgive you. [tries to embrace her again.] what is the best conclusion that can be drawn about jack, based on his words and actions in this excerpt? he has a tendency to be rude. he is inclined to show his emotions. he has a tendency to be gullible. he is inclined to be unresponsive.

Which point(s) of view do whitman's and coleridge's speaker use ?

Read the excerpt from the war of the worlds.a large portion of the cylinder had been uncovered, though its lower end was still embedded. as soon as ogilvy saw me among the staring crowd on the edge of the pit he called to me to come down, and asked me if i would mind going over to see lord hilton, the lord of the manor. the growing crowd, he said, was becoming a serious impediment to their excavations, especially the boys.which context clues effectively indicate the meaning of the word excavations as it is used in the excerpt? (select all that apply.)edge of the pitamong the staring crowdhad been uncoveredwas still embedded