Ifound simon wheeler dozing comfortably by the barroom stove of the little old dilapidated tavern in the ancient mining camp of boomerang, and i noticed that he was fat and bald-headed, and had an expression of winning gentleness and simplicity upon his tranquil countenance. he roused up and gave me good-day. i told him a friend of mine had commissioned me to make some inquiries about a cherished companion of his boyhood named leonidas w. smily—rev. leonidas w. smily—a young minister of the gospel, who he had heard was at one time a resident of this village of boomerang. i added that if mr. wheeler could tell me anything about this rev. leonidas w. smily, i would feel under many obligations to him. which statement best summarizes paragraph 2? a) simon wheeler is lazy, fat and bald-headed. b) simon wheeler has no time to tell rev. leonidas w. smiley about the young narrator. c) simon wheeler clearly taking the place of being the major protagonist of this story. d) the narrator wakes simon wheeler and asks if wheeler can tell him about a rev. leonidas w. smily.

Which of the following facts is true for the jallianwalla massacre, as discussed in gandhi's reponse to mr. pennington? a) all members gathered for the vaisakhi fair remained calm. b) general dyer made a verbal proclamation warning all members of the crowd to stay peaceful. c) children attending the vaisakhi fair were killed, d) anyone who tried to run away from the violence was able to escape.

Wiesel interrupts the narration that begin with, "a few ss officers wandered through the room, " with a parenthetical insertion. explain the purpose of the insertion.

Read the excerpt from the war of the worlds, which includes a description of setting shortly after the martians' first deadly attack.the undulating common seemed now dark almost to blackness, except where its roadways lay grey and pale under the deep blue sky of the early night. it was dark, and suddenly void of men. overhead the stars were mustering, and in the west the sky was still a pale, bright, almost greenish blue. the tops of the pine trees and the roofs of horsell came out sharp and black against the western afterglow. the martians and their appliances were altogether invisible, save for that thin mast upon which their restless mirror wobbled. patches of bush and isolated trees here and there smoked and glowed still, and the houses towards woking station were sending up spires of flame into the stillness of the evening air.what options accurately explain how the narrator's feelings are reflected in the setting? (select all that apply.)the war of the worldsthe narrator is comforted by the oncoming evening, as reflected in the setting details. for example, he says the martians are invisible.the narrator is distressed by the deceptive quiet of the evening, as reflected in the setting details. for example, he still sees smoke from the widespread destruction.the setting details to reveal the narrator's feelings of both relief and apprehension. for example, although the martians are not seen any longer, the remnants of the attack are still quite visible, and it's not clear whether the danger is over.the setting details reflect the narrator's feelings of both fascination and relief. for example, although one of the martians' odd tools is still visible, the creatures themselves no longer pose a threat.