How do the quotations at the beginning of chapter 17 & 18 "FEVER 1793" affect the mood of the story? As a reader, does the quotation affect how you feel about what would happen in the plot?

How would you write "the fourth of july? " the 4th of july or the fourth of july? are they both grammatically correct?

Which word best describes the author's tone in this excerpt from "that spot" by jack london? i don’t think much of stephen mackaye any more, though i used to swear by him. i know that in those days i loved him more than my own brother. if ever i meet stephen mackaye again, i shall not be responsible for my actions. it passes beyond me that a man with whom i shared food and blanket, and with whom i mushed over the chilcoot trail, should turn out the way he did. i always sized steve up as a square man, a kindly comrade, without an iota of anything vindictive or malicious in his nature. i shall never trust my judgment in men again. why, i nursed that man through typhoid fever; we starved together on the headwaters of the stewart; and he saved my life on the little salmon. and now, after the years we were together, all i can say of stephen mackaye is that he is the meanest man i ever knew. a. excited b. ironic c. indignant d. playful

Life is a barren field frozen with snow. what literary device is he using? a. metaphor b. simile c. personification d. none of the above