1. In paragraph 1 of the passage from Flowers in the Sky, what does the comparison to a pot boiling over with excitement suggest about the school? A. The school is hot.
B. The school is lively.
C. The school is messy.
D. The school is frightening.

the answer is b

Explanation:

because it says that "the pot is boiling with excitement" which is an expression that can represent excitement or something lively like it says in the answers

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evertheless he ought to be slow to believe and to act, nor should he himself show fear, but proceed in a temperate manner with prudence and humanity, so that too much confidence may not make him incautious and too much distrust render him intolerable.

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