read the excerpt from "the most dangerous game,” by richard connell. he staggered, but he did not fall; nor did he drop his revolver. he stood there, rubbing his injured shoulder, and rainsford, with fear again gripping his heart, heard the general's mocking laugh ring through the jungle. "rainsford," called the general, "if you are within sound of my voice, as i suppose you are, let me congratulate you. not many men know how to make a malay mancatcher. luckily for me i, too, have hunted in malacca. you are proving interesting, mr. rainsford. i am going now to have my wound dressed; it's only a slight one. but i shall be back. i shall be back." how is the general’s character presented differently in the story than in the film adaptation of this scene?

a. the general displays humor in the story that is lacking in the film.
b. the general is more determined in the story than he is in the film.
c. the general shows fear in the story that he doesn’t show in the film.
d. the general has more hunting skills in the story than he has in the film.

the answers are:

1. dolores driscoll - b. first person minor

dolores is a minor character who happens to be driving the bus at the time of the accident. she narrates picking up each of the children and her last memory is the children being thrown around the bus.

2. billy ansel - a. first person major

billy loses his twins in the accident. he tells his own story, how he witnessed the accident and how he tried to the rescuers. he is a major character, as he is at the center of the story.

3. mitchell stephens - c. first person observer

mitchell enters the story after the accident. he is a lawyer who learns about the accident based on other characters observations. though he tells the story from a first person perspective, he is just an observer.

as for matcthing the message or lesson posted with the person who said them:

1."obviously, you can't control everything, but you are obliged to take care of the few things you can. i'm an optimist basically who acts like a pessimist. on principle. just in case." - dolores driscoll

2. "i could no longer believe even in life. . for me now the only reality was death." - billy ansel

the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle is the lithosphere.     answer   crust and outer part of the mantle.