Select the correct answers. Which two words could correctly replace the word indulgently as it is used in this excerpt from Ernest Buckler’s "Penny in the Dust"? "It was all over losing a penny or something, wasn’t it?" she went on, when I didn’t answer. It was. She laughed indulgently, "You were a crazy kid, weren’t you?" I was. But there was more to it than that. I had never seen a brand-new penny before. I thought they were all black. This one was bright as gold. And my father had given it to me. Adoringly meanly mockingly kindly tauntingly.

In at least two paragraphs, discuss the differences between the principles of republicanism and democracy. explain whether you think the united states is more of a republic or a democracy. refer to at least one example from the constitution. (10 points)

Read the excerpt from ernest hemingway’s “soldier's home.” his father was in the real estate business and always wanted the car to be at his command when he required it to take clients out into the country to show them a piece of farm property. the car always stood outside the first national bank building where his father had an office on the second floor. now, after the war, it was still the same car. nothing was changed in the town except that the young girls had grown up. how does hemingway’s description of the town as unchanged impact the readers’ perception of krebs? it emphasizes that while the town has remained the same, krebs has changed. it illustrates that krebs despises the town he grew up in because it is boring. it demonstrates that krebs views himself as similar to the other soldiers from his town. it reveals that krebs is jealous of those who were able to stay in town and avoid the war.

How does the conflict in this excerpt advance the plot? check all that apply. carew’s murder provides mr. utterson with a reason to search mr. hyde’s house and learn more about him. mr. hyde is found hiding in his home when mr. utterson and inspector newcomen search it. mr. utterson finds evidence on the victim that further ties mr. hyde to dr. jekyll. mr. utterson begins to dislike mr. hyde and becomes suspicious of his connection to dr. jekyll. inspector newcomen and mr. utterson find items that suggest mr. hyde has committed other crimes.