Answer and Explanation:
This question is about "Borders" by Thomas King and is a short story that can be classified as a drama. That's because, when the protagonists of the story, a boy and his mother, try to cross the border between Canada and the USA are prevented. they are prevented because they call themselves "Blackfoot," a people native to North America, however, the "Blackfoot" are not considered citizens for border officers and therefore do not allow the boy and his mother to cross.
This means that the boy and his mother have to cross two borders, the first is the physical border established between the two countries, the second is a barrier of intolerance, created by those who ignore the existence and rights of Native Americans.
Answer: A. Tigers play a crucial role in the Indian ecosystem, and their extinction would have devastating and wide-ranging consequences in that country.
Explanation: The purpose of the thesis statement is to summarize the main point of the essay. It states that tigers are important to the Indian ecosystem, and the thesis can be built off of why tigers play such an important role. The other options are incomplete or not strong enough to reiterate an essay.
Answer: She is a clever chess player.
Explanation:
In “Rules of the Game”, Waverly Jong is the narrator of the story.
The narrator is presented as an immigrant Chinese girl who lives in San Francisco Chinatown with her two brothers. She plays chess and is quite good at it, just like her mother, who taught her to play it in the first place. The narrator, however, obviously has certain problems with her mother which she finds difficult to resolve.
Although Mr. White had given in to Mrs. White's pleading to make a second wish on the monkey's paw to bring Herbert back, when he does not return immediately, Mr. White becomes suspicious. ... In an attempt to bring her deceased son back from the grave, she demands that her husband wish for Herbert to come back to life.
