Thanks for posting. I hadn't thought of it before.
The quick answer to this is that they gather leaves to make boats. As a science major, I'm a little doubtful this would work. Those ants covered acres and acres and their size though relatively small, were huge compared to other ants. The surface tension of water with a leaf might be enough to accommodate 20 ants, but that was a spit in the bucket.
Further, this implies that the ants were discriminating enough to stop eating the vegetation (which is the central conflict of the story) and decide that they had to forestall their appetite so they had leaves to cross. Even if they were capable of such higher lever mental abilities, there likely were not enough leaves around to accomplish the crossing.
All of that just so I could answer A
Answer: D. It includes a colorful character and details that are unique to a small town in the West.
Explanation: I just took the test.
There are several important things to do before coming to a collaborative discussion, but one of the most important is listening to everyone and exploring all options.
Answer:
C
Explanation:
He views other around him to be unintelligent because of their rich clothing and that he does not believe in Easton money on clothes setting his priority straight
