1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
Lemur [1.5K]
3 years ago
9

PLZ ANSWER, WILL GIVE 18 POINTS AND BRAINLIEST!! James and Noel sat on the steps of their new house. It was going to be a hot da

y, but the boys preferred sitting outside to unpacking more boxes inside. Their mom was unpacking kitchen stuff, and the boys had grown tired of hearing her exclaim every time she unwrapped another of the teapots she hadn't seen in months.
"You'd think she'd have enough teapots by now," said James.

"Yeah," said Noel, "I don't get that excited about my Godzilla collection and that is way more interesting than any teapot."

"And I’m sorry," said James, "but I know way too much about teapots for a boy my age."

James then started listing all the things he knew about teapots. "There's the spout and the pouring angle," he began. But Noel had already tuned James out. The heat was rising and as tired as he was of his mother's teapots, he was more tired of James' complaining.

Besides, there was a raggedy old dog down the street. Noel could tell, even from far away, this was a dog that belonged to no one. Its coat was matted. It had no collar. All he could see of the dog's face was its nose sticking out. Its coat was all brown, but a dirty, grayish brown, not the deep dark warm brown that made you feel safe.

"And there's that teapot with the flowers. The brown one with the little dots all in a row," James continued on his rant, now listing all the teapots he had unwrapped for Mom. Noel continued ignoring James and watched the dog.

It was moving slowly in their general direction. It stopped at various spots along the curb to smell things. Sometimes the smelling took a very long time. Every now and then it would sit down to scratch behind its ear. Noel wondered if it was looking for something to eat.

James jabbered on and Noel began to wonder how a dog came to be in such a sad condition as this one. Did no one ever want it? Even as a puppy, was this fellow not cute enough to find a good family? Had it always been this ugly? Hadn't anyone ever been kind to it? The dog was across the street now, one house over. It seemed to be particularly attracted to mailboxes and the plants around them. To Noel's mind, it appeared that the dog was greeting each family on the street.

Noel watched the dog cross the street heading in their direction. He hadn't noticed it before, but the dog's head seemed rather large. It swung back and forth in front of its body, much like the bears Noel had seen at the zoo and on television. Noel could not see any eyes through all the matted hair. He could see gnats and flies hovering over the poor thing, waiting for it to sit down again.

It lumbered toward them. Noel noticed that James had stopped talking. He looked over at his brother. Staring at the dog, James seemed to be a bit shocked or surprised, maybe even stunned.

"What is that?" James whispered.

Instead of sniffing their mailbox and moving on like before, the dog started up the sidewalk toward the steps where they were sitting. Noel could hear the flies buzzing and see not just a few gnats, but a whole swarm around the dog. Bits of leaves and twigs hung in its hair. The dog continued toward them. Was it going to stop, wondered Noel. Should I get up and get in the house? But then, just when Noel felt a twinge of panic, the dog sat down, wagged its tail, and smiled. Noel had never seen anything like it before. It was as if the dog, flies and all, were posing for a photographer. It is going to be an interesting summer, thought Noel.


Part A:


Which of the following best summarizes the character of Noel?


Fill in blank 1 using A, B, or C.

Annoyed

Ill-tempered

Sympathetic


Part B:


Select one quotation from the text that supports your answer to Part A. Enter your selection in blank 2 using E, F, or G.

E, Their mom was unpacking kitchen stuff, and the boys had grown tired of hearing her exclaim every time she unwrapped another of the teapots she hadn't seen in months.

F. Its coat was all brown, but a dirty, grayish brown, not the deep dark warm brown that made you feel safe.

G. Noel began to wonder how a dog came to be in such a sad condition as this one. Did no one ever want it?


Select one quotation from the text that supports your answer to Part A.

H. Even as a puppy, was this fellow not cute enough to find a good family? Had it always been this ugly? Hadn't anyone ever been kind to it?

I. Noel watched the dog cross the street heading in their direction.

J.He hadn't noticed it before, but the dog's head seemed rather large.

He hadn't noticed it before, but the dog's head seemed rather large.
English
1 answer:
babunello [35]3 years ago
4 0

A) Sympathetic,

B) Noel began to wonder how a dog came to be in such a sad condition as this one. Did no one ever want it?

C) Even as a puppy, was this fellow not cute enough to find a good family? Had it always been this ugly? Hadn't anyone ever been kind to it?

You might be interested in
Pls help , will give a brainly!!
Westkost [7]
It’s the 3rd option. The clock is representing their lives ticking away slowly
7 0
2 years ago
Which statement best explains the conflict in this excerpt?
Ilia_Sergeevich [38]

Answer:

A

Explanation:

it's the most reasonable answer

3 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
Words or phrases that express how things look, feel smell,sound or taste is a poetic technique called_______
Morgarella [4.7K]

Answer:

4. Imagery

Explanation:

1. Metaphor - Comparing 2 things without using like or as. So it is not 1.

2. Simile - Comparing 2 things with using like or as. So it is not 2.

3. Personification - Giving an object human like qualities. So it is not 3.

4. Imagery - Visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work. So it has to be 4.

3 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
True or False
Greeley [361]
I believe it was true.

5 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
the best way to train horses is with positive reinforcement. a. to inform b. to explain c. to entertain d. to persuade
In-s [12.5K]
The answer is A, to inform.
6 0
3 years ago
Other questions:
  • The mood of the balcony scene in act 2 scene 2 of Romeo and Juliet can best be described as
    13·1 answer
  • In which sentence does a noun clause function as the direct object
    9·2 answers
  • PLEASE
    8·1 answer
  • PLZ ANSWER I GIVE BRAINLY AND 50 POINTS
    10·1 answer
  • In which sentence does the adverb clause modify an adverb?
    15·1 answer
  • Is mane a vce pattern word
    13·2 answers
  • In Act I, Scene ii, why does Cassius flatter Brutus?
    8·2 answers
  • Help !!! Crown !!!
    12·2 answers
  • Select the word from the text that means “minimal support needed for survival”
    9·1 answer
  • Help please Romeo and Juliet question will mark BRAINLIEST this is full question
    15·1 answer
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!