Read the following excerpt from the poem "mending wall" by robert frost: bringing a stone grasped firmly by the top in each hand, like an old-stone savage armed. he moves in darkness as it seems to me, not of woods only and the shade of trees. he will not go behind his father's saying, and he likes having thought of it so well he says again, 'good fences make good neighbors. 'which best describes the speaker's tone in this passage? a. he fears his neighbor because he threatened him with the stone. b. he is critical of his neighbor because he believes that he is stuck in the past. c. he admires his neighbor's strength by the way he handles the stone. d. he mistrusts his neighbor because they have such little interaction.

With this 3 questions ! really need them right! 1. the first continental congress met in philadelphia on september 5, 1774. all of the colonies sent representatives except georgia. this congress continued in session until october 26, 1774. by then it had passed resolutions calling for a boycott against british trade. the author's main purpose was a. to inform b. to persuade c. to instruct d. to give an opinion 2. identify the point of view of each of the following passages. "my second mate was a round-cheeked, silent young man, grave beyond his years, i thought; but as our eyes happened to meet i detected a slight quiver on his lips. i looked down at once. it was not my part to encourage sneering on board my ship. it must be said, too, that i knew very little of my officers." (joseph conrad, "the secret sharer") a. first person b. third person limited c. third person omniscient d. none of the above 3. identify the point of view of each of the following passages. "he had only himself to in his choice: his fortune was his own; for as to frank, it was more than being tacitly brought up as his uncle's heir, it had become so avowed an adoption as to have him assume the name of churchill on coming of age. it was most unlikely, therefore, that he should ever want his father's assistance. his father had no apprehension of it." (jane austen, emma) a. third person omniscient b. third person limited c. first person d. none of the above