Passage 2 On page 1 of Passage 2, what does the
phrase "at the mercy of suggest about the
weather during the time the Norse lived in
Greenland?
terious Disappearance
hat the Norse who settled
were totally at the mercy of
er creates a convenient
Other evidence suggests
and social factors were the
sons behind the disappearance
rse.
The Norse believed the weather was a
reflection of their emotions.
The weather was fair enough in Greenland to
appeal to the Norse.
The Norse felt that the weather in Greenland
was reliable.
s who analyzed moraines, piles
ial left behind by glaciers, believe
eval Warm Period may not have
in Greenland. This casts doubt
Hea that Greenland was ideally
or farming when the Norse
The weather was a powerful force in the lives
of the Norse

Read the excerpt from "save the redwoods."another, one of the finest in the grove, more than three hundred feet high, was skinned alive to a height of one hundred and sixteen feet from the ground and the bark sent to london to show how fine and big that calaveras tree was—as sensible a scheme as skinning our great men would be to prove their greatness.which  best  describes how the excerpt appeals to readers’ emotions? the excerpt provides facts about the tree, which impresses readers’ scientific minds.the excerpt describes how the tree traveled to london, which excites the readers’ sense of adventure.the excerpt compares the tree to a person, which makes readers feel sympathetic toward the tree.the excerpt explains how to skin a tree, which makes readers feel awed at the height of the tree.