Read the excerpt from "The Crab That Played with the Sea
Which details from the excerpt best support the
conclusion that this story is about the creation of the
world? Select two options.
Things turn into geographical features of the Earth,
such as the Himalayas, when the Eldest Magician
blows on them.
He went North, Best Beloved, and he found All-the-
Elephant there was digging with his tusks and stamping
with his feet in the nice new clean earth that had been
made ready for him.
Kun? said All-the-Elephant-there-was, meaning, Is this
right?
Payah kun,' said the Eldest Magician, meaning. That is
quite right, and he breathed upon the great rocks and
lumps of earth that All the Elephant-there-was had
thrown up, and they became the great Himalayan
Mountains, and you can look them out on the map.
He went East, and he found All-the-Cow-there-was
feeding in the field that had been made ready for her, and
she licked her tongue round a whole forest at a time, and
The Eldest Magician and the animals engage in
conversations using language, which is an example of
personification
The animals engage in activities that are typical of their
species, such as the cow chewing its cud and the
beaver building a dam.
The author repeats foreign expressions such as "Kun"
and "Payah kun" in the conversations between the
Magician and the animals.

Read the excerpt from the land. in the late afternoon i did the same, but all the time i was on the stallion, i was aware that mitchell was watching me. he had appeared on the edge of the woods and had just stood there watching ghost wind and me as we went round and round the meadow. finally, on one of our turns past him, he said: "s'pose you thinkin' you a real somebody 'cause you can ride that stallion." i looked down at mitchell and stopped, knowing that despite our understanding, he was itching for a fight with me. now, i don't know what possessed me in that moment to say the next thing i did. maybe i was feeling guilty that because i was my daddy's son, i could ride ghost wind. maybe it was that, but it wasn't out of fear i said what i said. i no longer was afraid of mitchell. "you want to ride him? " i asked. mitchell took a step backward. it was obvious he hadn't expected me to say that. "you know i can't ride him," he said. "your white daddy'd kill me." "you want to ride him? " i asked again. mitchell looked at the stallion, then at me. "so, what if i do? " what intrinsic motivation does the author most likely intend the reader to infer from the passage? paul is motivated by his need to have mitchell praise his riding skills. mitchell is motivated by his need to have paul praise his riding skills. paul is motivated by jealousy and wishes he had free time like mitchell. mitchell is motivated by jealousy and wishes he could ride the horse.

In at least 150 words, explain the symbolism of the quilt in “everyday use.”

Read the excerpt from "object lesson, part 2." "no sign of the original envelope? " "no." "i found two boys with bills — in each case a single, too. david strager and joey buell. no envelope." louise's brows met. ellery glanced up at the clock. 9: 07. he strolled over to her. "don't show them you're worried. there's nothing to worry about. we have twenty-eight minutes." he raised his voice, smiling. which statement explains the inference ellery makes and why he makes it? he infers that miss carpenter thinks they are not going to find the thief because he sees her facial expression. he infers that it will take twenty-eight more minutes to find the missing money because that is all the time he has. he infers that the original envelope will not be found because neither david strager nor joey buell has it. he infers that david strager and joey buell took the money because they each have a dollar bill.