The metamorphosis: guided reading part 1

[he] let his gaze wander to the swirling water of the stream racing madly beneath his feet. a piece of dancing driftwood caught his attention and his eyes followed it down the current. how slowly it appeared to move! what a sluggish stream! what contrasting words are used to describe the stream in this passage?

With this 3 questions ! really need them right! 1. the first continental congress met in philadelphia on september 5, 1774. all of the colonies sent representatives except georgia. this congress continued in session until october 26, 1774. by then it had passed resolutions calling for a boycott against british trade. the author's main purpose was a. to inform b. to persuade c. to instruct d. to give an opinion 2. identify the point of view of each of the following passages. "my second mate was a round-cheeked, silent young man, grave beyond his years, i thought; but as our eyes happened to meet i detected a slight quiver on his lips. i looked down at once. it was not my part to encourage sneering on board my ship. it must be said, too, that i knew very little of my officers." (joseph conrad, "the secret sharer") a. first person b. third person limited c. third person omniscient d. none of the above 3. identify the point of view of each of the following passages. "he had only himself to in his choice: his fortune was his own; for as to frank, it was more than being tacitly brought up as his uncle's heir, it had become so avowed an adoption as to have him assume the name of churchill on coming of age. it was most unlikely, therefore, that he should ever want his father's assistance. his father had no apprehension of it." (jane austen, emma) a. third person omniscient b. third person limited c. first person d. none of the above

Read the excerpt from "save the redwoods."another, one of the finest in the grove, more than three hundred feet high, was skinned alive to a height of one hundred and sixteen feet from the ground and the bark sent to london to show how fine and big that calaveras tree was—as sensible a scheme as skinning our great men would be to prove their greatness. which  best  describes how the excerpt appeals to readers’ emotions? the excerpt provides facts about the tree, which impresses readers’ scientific minds. the excerpt describes how the tree traveled to london, which excites the readers’ sense of adventure. the excerpt compares the tree to a person, which makes readers feel sympathetic toward the tree. the excerpt explains how to skin a tree, which makes readers feel awed at the height of the tree.