Ibeg you i really need 1. "her mother suggested that a bird had carried the spawn. her father thought that in the winter a small streamlet might have carried it down there as a baby, and it had been safe until the summer came and the water began to dry up." what realistic stories do the parents make up to explain the trout's presence? what happens to these stories? why? 2. "her brother remained behind, wanting to hear the whole story of the trout, not really interested in the actual trout but much interested in the story . ." what kind of story is stephen interested in? why? (clue: stephen doesn't really care about the welfare of the trout but only the kind of story that is told about it. what kind of story might that be? 3. "passionately she had whirled and cried,'mummy, don't make it a horrible old moral story! ' why does julia not want her mother to make the story of the trout one of the evils of disobedience? how is julia beginning to feel about the trout? 4. "her mummy had brought in a fairy godmother, then who sent lots of rain, and filled the well, and a stream poured out and the trout floated away down to the river below. staring at the moon she knew that there are no such things as fairy godmothers and the trout, down in the dark walk, was panting like an engine." because julia knows that "there are no such things as fairy godmothers," her perspective on the trout's situation changes. how does she now view the trout's situation? !

April is studying finance in college. she wants to enter a career that is expected to experience much growth. rank the jobs that april is considering, from the least to greatest expected growth.

When a monster in a story does not have the ability to communicate, what is the most likely result?

21) this excerpt involves david, who travels with an inventor named perry. they test their experimental invention, a vehicle that burrows into the earth's crust. which statement best reflects the human experience that is represented in this excerpt? a) humans are not always reliable guides. b) humans desire wealth and a life of ease. c) humans are drawn to explore and experiment. d) humans attempt to conquer and control nature. 22) which statement best reflects the human experience that is represented in this excerpt? a) humans desire to control nature. b) humans are frightened by nature. c) humans are fascinated by nature. d) humans cannot understand nature. 23) 8 “what do you mean perry? ” i cried. “do you think that we are dead, and this is heaven? ” suppose the author changed section eight as listed below. 8 “perry, i have to object! ” i cried. “you don't think that we are dead, and this is heaven, do you? ” which correctly identifies the author's meaning for the word object? consider the effect of the stressed or unstressed syllable in the word object. a) you would stress the second syllable because the word is a noun and means a goal or purpose. b) you would stress the second syllable because the word is a verb and means to express or feel disapproval. c) you would stress the first and second syllable because the word is a verb and means to modify an adjective. d) you would stress the first syllable because the word is a noun and means a thing that has a finite, physical form. 24) 2 together we stepped out to stand in silent contemplation of a landscape at once weird and beautiful. before us a low and level shore stretched down to a silent sea. as far as the eye could reach the surface of the water was dotted with countless tiny isles—some of towering, barren, granitic rock—others resplendent in gorgeous trappings of tropical vegetation, myriad starred with the magnificent splendor of vivid blooms. 3 behind us rose a dark and forbidding wood of giant arborescent ferns intermingled with the commoner types of a primeval tropical forest. huge creepers depended in great loops from tree to tree, dense under-brush overgrew a tangled mass of fallen trunks and branches. upon the outer verge we could see the same splendid coloring of countless blossoms that glorified the islands, but within the dense shadows all seemed dark and gloomy as the grave. which most completely analyzes this excerpt for a comment about life? a) beauty is kind and inviting. b) nature is evil and forbidding. c) there is no risk in following beauty. d) what appears beautiful can also be deadly.