Sasha's uncles struggle over what to do about their nephew who cashed a fraudulent check. the statement above is an example of; a)theme b)plot summary c)setting d)characterization

Read the passage: canines may not be the deepest thinkers in the world. but perhaps that's for the best. the life of a dog—sitting alone all day, waiting for everyone to come home—can be pretty boring. super-smart animals would probably get totally stressed out, says university of pennsylvania researcher james serpell. look at it this way: if dogs were any smarter, they probably wouldn't choose to hang around with us. which best describes the tone of the passage?

What distinguishes the dialogue of this excerpt most clearly as a work of the postmodern era?

What point is the author trying to make by comparing the travel times of the first transcontinental railroad and the first transcontinental flight?