Which statement best reflects the connotations of the words nosy and curious in the context of this sentence? jack thought his sister emma was being nosy when she asked what he was building, but she was just curious because he’d been spending so much time in his workshop. nosy suggests that emma is being purposely annoying; curious suggests she wants to jack. nosy suggests that emma is feigning interest in what jack is doing; curious suggests that someone has asked her to find out. nosy implies that emma has ulterior motives for asking about jack’s project; curious implies that she is genuinely interested. nosy implies that emma is hungry for information; curious suggests she’s only mildly interested. edit: the answer was "nosy implies that emma has ulterior motives for asking about jack’s project; curious implies that she is genuinely interested." good luck to anyone taking the test

Read the excerpts from "the royal house of thebes" and "the story of a warrior queen." "we are women," she told her sister. "we must obey. we have no strength to defy the state." "choose your own part," antigone said. "i go to bury the brother i love." "you are not strong enough," ismene cried. "why, then when my strength fails," antigone answered, "i will give up." she left her sister; ismene dared not follow her. —"the royal house of thebes" again and again the romans were defeated, till it almost seemed as if the britons really would succeed in driving them out of the country. boadicea herself led the soldiers, encouraging them with her brave words. "it is better to die with honor than to live in slavery," she said. "i am a woman, but i would rather die than yield. will you follow me, men? " and of course the men followed her gladly. —"the story of a warrior queen" how are the archetypes presented in these two passages different? the first passage shows antigone as a warrior, and the second passage shows boadicea as a tragic heroine. the first passage shows antigone as a tragic heroine, and the second passage shows boadicea as a sage. the first passage shows antigone as a rebel, and the second passage shows boadicea as a warrior. the first passage shows antigone as a villain, and the second passage shows boadicea as a sage.