Read the narrator's description of mrs. mallard.
"there was something coming to her and she was waiting for it, fearfully. what was it? she did not know; it was too subtle and elusive to name. but she felt it, creeping out of the sky, reaching toward her through the sounds, the scents, the color that filled the air."

what does the description indicate about mrs. mallard?
a. her life has been elusive.
b. she welcomes the beauty of the blue sky.
c. her fear is reflected in the sounds and scents.
d. she is frightened but ready for a change.

D. She is frightened but ready for a change.

Explanation:

Kate Chopin's short story "The Story of an Hour" tells the story of how Mrs. Mallard react to the news of her husband's death and the 'unconventional' way of her reaction to this 'misfortune'.

The passage provided in the text shows how she react to the news of her husband's accident, leading her to have a feeling of something happening in her. This "creeping out of the sky, reaching toward her through the sounds, the scents, the color that filled the air" made her fearfully wait fro what is to come but she is also hopeful and looking forward to whatever is coming. We could also deduce that this 'upcoming event' is a positive thing for her for we see her eagerly "waiting for it" though fearfully, for it is still a mystery of what's to come. This passage shows that she is frightened but at the same time ready for a change in her life with the death of Mr. Mallard.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

answer: he would chuck as much wood as he could chuck if he could chuck wood with a wood chuck