The rough, rugged and haunted Dallas fascinates Pony. Even before Pony becomes an ace storyteller, Dallas acts as his muse, or inspiration. Pony says,
I used to like to draw his picture when he was in a dangerous mood, for then, I could get his personality down in a few lines. (1.46)
Notice the "used to." This is some subtle foreshadowing. Pony no longer sketches Dally because Dally's already dead when Pony's writing. His death is one of his reasons Pony's writing this piece in the first place
Mrs. Dorling acted indifferently when the author said, "I am Mrs. S's daughter," since she didn't want to give her all of Mrs. S's valuable possessions.
Explanation:
This is a question taken from the story "The Address."
When the narrator came to her house, Mrs. Dorling pressed her palm against the door, as if she didn't want it to open anymore.
Her expression was completely devoid of recognition.
She kept silently staring at the woman.
Since the narrator knew about the lady's greediness, The narrator pretended to be unconcerned with reality.
Well standardized tests help show how students are learning so its shows how schools are performing and how teachers are teaching and what the student learned.
