Which of the following excerpts from The Things They Carried provides the best example of zeugma? A. With its quilted liner, the poncho weighed almost 2 pounds, but it was worth every ounce.
B. He would look them in the eyes, keeping his chin level, and he would issue the new SOPs in a calm, impersonal tone of voice, a lieutenant's voice, leaving no room for argument or discussion.
C. He would imagine romantic camping trips into the White Mountains in New Hampshire.
D. As a hedge against bad times, however, Kiowa also carried his grandmother's distruct of the white man, his grandfather's old hunting hatchet.

It is true that prior to 1914 the united states often had been disturbed by events in other continents. we had even engaged in two wars with european nations and in a number of undeclared wars in the west indies, in the mediterranean and in the pacific for the maintenance of american rights and for the principles of peaceful commerce. but in no case had a serious threat been raised against our national safety or our continued independence. what is the theme of this excerpt? a. the responsibility for americans to avoid involvement in war. b. america’s history of international involvement. c. a new kind of threat to american security. d. america’s history as a peaceful nation.

Don't eat the mushroom its poisonous

The triumph of night, toward the end if the story , starting on page 5 faxon encounters a man in furs whta function does fcxons interaction with this character serve?