Ah, it's been a good three years since I've read this book, I believe the answer is D. the royal funeral illustrates respect for heroic leaders.
B.Because he can't make up his mind by living by him self along the house
Dogs can be very crazy sometimes (like my dog) my family made a mistake to training my dog when he was a puppy but when he was older (even thought he wasn't a puppy any more) we taught him not to bite or lick ur face(which I loved but my mom said it was bad). My dog can still be crazy but at least he doesn't bite anymore. Something u should know train ur dog when he or she is a PUPPY it's better.
Srry this probably didn't help u at all:(
This happens when Ruby becomes disappointed with Tom when the hose leaks and Ruby can no longer dive. The two stop hanging out, and Tom loses her friendship.
The light, then, is the light that her friendship brought to his life. Her friendship is light -- it is happiness and is joy to Tom. When the two friends stop hanging out, the light goes out of the marsh. The author is saying the joy has gone out of Tom's life.