context: CommonLit The Fox and the Horse: https://www. commonlit. org/en/texts/the-fox-and-the-horse< br /> question: In the context of the text, what is a friend? Do you consider the fox and the horse to be friends? Why or why not? Has a friend ever helped you solve a problem? Explain. Cite evidence from this text, your own experience, and other literature, art, or history in your answer. *

Why would the following likely fail as the basis for an evaluation argument? “the theme of gender bias among adults is an important one.” a. it is based on a moral judgment that not everyone shares. b. it is based on the writers personal tastes. c. it is based on a faulty assumption. d. none of the above.

Read the following excerpt from life on the mississippi by mark twain. no girl could withstand his charms. he "cut out" every boy in the village. when his boat blew up at last, it diffused a tranquil contentment among us such as we had not known for months. but when he came home the next week, alive, renowned, and appeared in church all battered up and bandaged, a shining hero, stared at and wondered over by everybody, it seemed to us that the partiality of providence for an undeserving reptile had reached a point where it was open to criticism. how does twain's use of understatement serve his purpose? be sure to use specific details from the text to support your answer.

Which word best describes the author's tone in this excerpt from "that spot" by jack london? i don’t think much of stephen mackaye any more, though i used to swear by him. i know that in those days i loved him more than my own brother. if ever i meet stephen mackaye again, i shall not be responsible for my actions. it passes beyond me that a man with whom i shared food and blanket, and with whom i mushed over the chilcoot trail, should turn out the way he did. i always sized steve up as a square man, a kindly comrade, without an iota of anything vindictive or malicious in his nature. i shall never trust my judgment in men again. why, i nursed that man through typhoid fever; we starved together on the headwaters of the stewart; and he saved my life on the little salmon. and now, after the years we were together, all i can say of stephen mackaye is that he is the meanest man i ever knew. a. excited b. ironic c. indignant d. playful