Little Billy lay down in his racecar-shaped bed and tried to sleep. Suddenly, the shutters of his window began to rattle and the knob of his bedroom door started twitching. Billy sat up. The door flew open and the ghost of the house's previous owner floated in, his clothing in rags, his face covered in scars, his shoulders hunched from the many chains draped over his torso. "I must have vengeance!" the ghost declared. "Well, go have vengeance somewhere else tonight," said Billy, as he sighed. "I have school tomorrow." He plopped back down, covered up, and went to sleep. Which statement best explains how the plot of the story helps develop the main character?

Hich excerpt from "the cask of amontillado" best infers what will be fortunato's downfall? the gait of my friend was unsteady, and the bells upon his cap jingled as he strode he had a weak point --this fortunato --although in other regards he was a man to be respected and even feared. he prided himself on his connoisseurship in wine. "nitre," i replied. "how long have you had that cough? " "my friend, no; i will not impose upon your good nature. i perceive you have an engagement. luchresi--"

In 1808, their friend, the romantic poet clemens brentano, asked them to collect all types of folk tales so he could use them in a book of literary fairy tales. in 1810, they sent him fifty-four texts, which they fortunately copied. fortunately, because brentano then lost the manuscript in the ölenberg monastery in alsace and never used the grimms’ texts. when they realized that brentano was not going to use the tales, they decided, upon the advice of another romantic writer and mutual friend, achim von arnim, to publish their collection. it had grown to eighty-six tales, which they published in 1812, and then another seventy, which they published in 1815. –“how the grimm brothers saved the fairy tale,” jack zipes what structural technique does the writer use in this passage? the writer describes events in chronological order. the writer describes events in their order of importance. the writer provides a central idea and then lists examples. the writer shows how the grimms made mistakes and then solved them.

Which word best describes the meaning of the word putrescent? a. earthy b. floral c. rotten d. strong