When she heard the knocking on the door, nora had just awakened from a nap. she rushed into the hallway, about to answer the door. thinking about how she looked, she glanced into the hall mirror to see if her hair was messy. it was. she rushed back to her bedroom and grabbed a hairbrush.
in the above passage, which of the following is another meaning for the word knocking?
a. popping
b. thundering
c. rapping
d. ticking

Read the following conclusion for an essay that claims that extreme sports should be more highly regulated because they are too dangerous: whether it is a high level of physical exertion, or extra doses of the "fear factor," it is common for extreme athletes to beat at the door of fate. it is these people who tempt their own mortality, while curious onlookers wait anxiously for the outcome, who must be protected from themselves. which statement provides the most accurate evaluation of the paragraph? a. the closing statement is unsatisfying b. the passage introduces new evidence. c. the thesis is not restated. d. the style is informal and inconsistent.

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What is the primary setting and action of book 13 of the odyssey? a. calypso capturing ulysses on ogygia b. telemachus traveling to sparta c. ulysses retuming to ithaca d. ulysses traveling in disguise to crete