How do expressions such as "no cake walk" and "not for the faint-hearted" add meaning to the passage? they mean that only people who love the desert can survive there. they explain that maintaining a life in the desert is difficult. they highlight the dangerous aspects of living in the desert. they imply that life in the desert is simple and easy. they explain why plants are unable to survive in a desert. they show why many people choose to live in a desert atmosphere.

Read this excerpt from the exposition in "the monkey's paw." father and son were at chess, the former, who possessed ideas about the game involving radical changes, putting his king into such sharp and unnecessary perils that it even provoked comment from the white-haired old lady knitting placidly by the fire. what is one piece of information you can infer about the story from this sentence? a. the father in the story is possessed, so he probably says insane things a lot. b. the woman in the story is knitting, so the characters probably don't have good clothes to wear. c. the father is playing chess with the son, but the son is not old enough to know the rules. d. since the father likes taking risks in a game, he might like taking risks in life as well.