Does any one read (lord of the Flies) LOTF before and can help me with some of these question? It's all in chapter 3 and 4 I don't have time to read the book
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This is part 2, there's also some other questions on part 1

Which of the following questions could you ask in a discussion on vacation destinations to establish common ground?

What does the word precocious mean in this sentence

Read the following excerpt from life on the mississippi by mark twain. no girl could withstand his charms. he "cut out" every boy in the village. when his boat blew up at last, it diffused a tranquil contentment among us such as we had not known for months. but when he came home the next week, alive, renowned, and appeared in church all battered up and bandaged, a shining hero, stared at and wondered over by everybody, it seemed to us that the partiality of providence for an undeserving reptile had reached a point where it was open to criticism. how does twain's use of understatement serve his purpose? be sure to use specific details from the text to support your answer.