In "The Strangers That Came to Town," how do Tom and Andy respond to the Duvitch family when they see them at the pond?

Tom and Andy are spiteful and play a trick on the Duvitches by dropping a bar of soap into their tub of fish.

Tom and Andy are upset that they have to share the pond with the Duvitches and act rudely toward them..

Tom and Andy are impressed with the Duvitches and decide to compete with them by catching just as many fish.

Tom and Andy are friendly toward the family and decide to fish near the Duvitches on the pond.

Tom and Andy are spiteful and play a trick on the Duvitches by dropping a bar of soap into their tub of fish.

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the right answer is 6

the price of our current war is high; it costs money and it costs lives.

but it does not cost our pride. it does not cost the guilt that would arise from knowing that we did nothing to intervene while our neighboring nations fell to despotic leaders.

it does not cost the terror of knowing that our allies are unstable. it does not cost the fear that we, too, will be next to fall.

which sentence most accurately explains why the speaker's use of the parallel structure is effective in this passage?

a. it underscores that disagreement will not be tolerated and will be dealt with swiftly.

b. it makes the speaker seem like a decisive and capable leader.

c. it emphasizes reasons to fight and inspires listeners to aid the war effort.

d. it establishes the speaker's credibility by acknowledging the difficulties of war.