Read the following excerpt from "The Gift of the Magi" and answer the question. A furnished flat at $8 per week. It did not exactly beggar description, but it certainly had that word on the lookout
for the mendicancy squad. In the vestibule below was a letter-box Into which no letter would go, and an electric
button from which no mortal finger could coax a ring.
What is the meaning of the word coax as it is used in the passage?
force
repair
O expect
persuade

What happens to miss havisham during pips last visit with her? a. she loses her fortune in a bad business dealb. she passes away after seeking forgiveness c. she is burned when her dress catches on fired. she hangs herself from a beam in her house

Read this excerpt from through the looking-glass by lewis carroll. "you might make a joke on that,” said the little voice close to her ear: "something about ‘you would if you could,’ you know.” "don't tease so,” said alice, looking about in vain to see where the voice came from; "if you're so anxious to have a joke made, why don't you make one yourself? ” the little voice sighed deeply: it was very unhappy, evidently, and alice would have said something pitying to comfort it, "if it would only sigh like other people! ” she thought. but this was such a wonderfully small sigh, that she wouldn't have heard it at all, if it hadn't come quite close to her ear. the consequence of this was that it tickled her ear very much, and quite took off her thoughts from the unhappiness of the poor little creature. what question should a reader ask to clarify what is happening in the story? who or what is the voice speaking to alice? when will alice attempt to share a joke? what secret will alice share with the new character? why do whispers tickle the listener?

If their eyes were watching god were told from the first person point of view how might the the story be different would it be a more captivating or interesting story why or why not