Read the excerpt below from the story “subha” by rabindranath tagore and answer the question that follows. pratap’s chief ambition was to catch fish. he managed to waste a lot of time this way, and might be seen almost any afternoon so employed. it was thus most often that he met subha. whatever he was about, he liked a companion; and, when one is trying to catch fish, a silent companion is best of all. pratap respected subha for her taciturnity, and, as everyone called her subha, he showed his affection by calling her su. how does the author develop pratap’s character in this passage? through others’ dialogue about the character through the character’s point of view and attitude through direct statements and description through his use of style and structure

When i was four years old, my dad and i a tree in our front yard. it was a tiny, fragile sapling. he promised me that it would grow tall and strong, but he said that i had to be patient. until i turned 18 years old, dad and i it every year on my birthday. choose the words that correctly fill in the blanks.

In this excerpt from "a modest proposal" by jonathan swift, which important issue does the writer deal with using a satirical tone? some persons of a desponding spirit are in great concern about that vast number of poor people, who are aged, diseased, or maimed; and i have been desired to employ my thoughts what course may be taken, to ease the nation of so grievous an incumbrance. but i am not in the least pain upon that matter, because it is very well known, that they are every day dying, and rotting, by cold and famine, and filth, and vermin, as fast as can be reasonably expected. and as to the young labourers, they are now in almost as hopeful a condition. they cannot get work, and consequently pine away from want of nourishment, to a degree, that if at any time they are accidentally hired to common labour, they have not strength to perform it, and thus the country and themselves are happily delivered from the evils to come. a. old, sickly people cannot be hired as laborers because they don't have the physical stamina required for the job. b. old, sickly people and young laborers are useless to the nation because they cannot be productive citizens. c. the economy of the nation is burdened by the poor, the old, and the sickly who survive on charity and handouts. d. the living conditions of the poor and their lack of employment opportunities are serious concerns for the nation. reset next

In the book hatchet why did brian think searchers would not find him