Page 1Page 2 “Anyway, he went off to war, and I went off still playing and singing. ’Course by then I wasn’t as much as I used to be, not without somebody to make it worth the while. You know what I mean?”

“Yeah,” Greg nodded, not quite really knowing.

“I traveled around, and one time I come home, and there was this letter saying Jesse got killed in the war. Broke my heart, it truly did.

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Choose the paraphrased text that addresses the main points of the excerpt.

Lemon Brown tells Greg that his son died at war. His son carried Lemon’s mouth fiddle and news clippings with him. To Lemon, this means his treasure meant something to both of them.
Lemon Brown explains what happened in the war and how his heart was broken after his son died. When the news clippings and mouth fiddle were returned to him, he knew they were treasure.

What can be inferred about the cyclops in this excerpt from homer’s odyssey?

What is darrow’s main argument and the claims he makes in this excerpt? a. darrow argues that even if the boys are horrible monsters, their deaths will not solve the problems of society; he claims that society wants the boys to be executed because people enjoy watching public executions. b. he argues that the people who should be held responsible for the crime are leopold’s and loeb’s parents since they neglected their sons; he claims that leopold and loeb were jealous of the boy they killed because he had expensive belongings they could not afford. c. darrow argues that the boys should not face the death penalty; he claims they both suffer from mental illnesses that make them unable to tell the difference between a dream and reality. d. he argues that leopold and loeb, particularly dickie loeb, should not be executed; he claims they were teenagers who didn’t have proper adult guidance, so they are not responsible for what they did.

Which passage from the story best shows how the mothers attitude toward gregor has changed