Which of the following quotes does NOT display the woman's desperation?
O A. “Antoine Saverini was buried the next day and soon his
name ceased to be mentioned in Bonifacio."
O B. "He had neither brothers nor cousins. No man was there to
carry on the vendetta. His mother, the old woman, alone
pondered over it."
C. "She prayed, prostrate on the floor, begging the Lord to
help her, to support her, to give to her poor, broken-down
body the strength which she needed in order to avenge her
son."
OD. "How could she do anything without help--she, an invalid
and so near death?"

Which is the comparative degree of the word tall? a. taller b. tallest

Read the excerpts from the land. [willie] turned to my daddy. "it's my boy mitchell done this, mister edward, and i know there ain't no way t' make it up t' ya if this here horse don't heal right, but i jus' 'bout t' put a strap t' mitchell my own self 'bout what he done. i'm gonna put a strap t' him right now, matter of fact! " with that said, he positioned his whip and turned toward mitchell. *** my daddy stopped and looked at me. "no," he said. "i'm not going to whip you, paul. no, your punishment is that you'll never get to ride ghost wind again. i figure you'll remember that a whole lot longer than a whipping. you won't ride any of the other horses either, including the appaloosa, until i say so." which statement about willie’s and mister edward’s reactions is true? both men believe that their sons should be held accountable for their behavior. both men believe that their sons need to learn to handle horses properly. both men believe that their sons will likely harm the horses if they ride them. both men believe that their sons have permanently injured ghost wind

Based on this excerpt the authors are mostly likely to attempt to answer which question?