Which statement best describes the motivation of the character pahom in leo tolstoy’s story “how much land does a man need? ” a. pahom wished for no more than to improve his family’s quality of life. b. pahom wanted more land for himself so he could feel secure. c. pahom wanted to his wife, who was never satisfied. d. pahom wanted to gain land and defeat the devil to avoid temptation.

new york state wildlife expert richard thomas found that a woodchuck could   chuck around 35 feet of dirt in the course of digging a burrow. thomas reasoned that if a woodchuck could chuck wood, he would chuck an amount equivalent to the weight of the dirt, or 700 pounds.

"the sandy walls seemed to collapse in on themselves"

and

"the bloodshot waters seemed to have no bottom"

a is is the correct answer