Which statement best represents the power of the modern-day monster on readers?

a. readers learn to fear those who have exceptional physical strength and superhuman abilities.
b. the author challenges readers to identify the monster based on physical appearance.
c. the author reminds readers that the monster's only motive is to spread evil.
d. readers are forced to consider the possible monstrous actions inside of themselves, like hatred or prejudice.

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.

3. what is the purpose of a lead sentence or paragraph? to display your most convincing reasons and arguments to you revise the overall structure of your work to interest readers and introduce your writing style to add details and elaborate on your ideas

What do you call a person who is mean in school?