As my brother and i walked out the front door for the long hike to our grandma’s store, it felt like we had stepped into an oven. heat surrounded us and warmed our skin. slowly, deliberately, we walked down the country road and allowed summer to swallow us whole. which of the following best summarizes the passage? a. the grandmother’s store did not have air conditioning, and it was hot. b. children like to visit their grandparents in the summer. c. country roads are hot in the summertime. d. upon leaving for their grandmother’s store, two siblings walked down a road in the hot sun.

Read these sentences. when the fever seemed to be near an end, the city of philadelphia became active once again. shops opening and people coming out of their homes, ships began to sail on the river. which transition phrase best connects the ideas? by the same token on the contrary in addition to in this case

Read the point that is being made and the illustration that follows it. point: gilgamesh is a courageous leader. illustration: enkidu is frightened of humbaba and wants to turn back, but he tells gilgamesh, "you go into the dreadful forest, you kill humbaba and win the fame.” which explanation best connects this illustration to the point being made? enkidu also tells gilgamesh that he “will return now to great-walled uruk” and that all men will know he has been a coward. although enkidu fears for his own life, he is thoughtless and does not necessarily fear for the lives of others. enkidu is deeply fearful of humbaba, and he strongly believes that gilgamesh has the courage and ability to defeat humbaba alone. this proves that enkidu does not believe that anyone can defeat humbaba, even if he thinks gilgamesh should at least try.

Which detail is an example of internal conflict in “the monkeys paw”?