The volcano belched smoke and ash. this example uses question 3 options: a simile b metaphor c personification d hyperbole

Read the text evidence. "fish cheeks" then my father poked his chopsticks just below the fish eye and plucked out the soft meat. "amy, your favorite," he said, offering me the tender fish cheek. i wanted to disappear. "broken chain" alfonso thought he would look cool with his hair razored into a v in the back and streaked purple. but he knew his mother wouldn't go for it. and his father, who was puro mexicano, would sit in his chair after work, sullen as a toad, and call him "sissy." which theme does the text evidence from the essay and short story support? one’s cultural background affects who he or she is. manners are important to use in life. a person’s outward appearance can be deceiving. family always comes first.

In the context of the passage, what does the word torpid mean? b. predatory a. energetic c. dormant d. aquatic

3. what differences do you see in the statistics between the two cities? what factors might account for the differences you see?