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The pun is, "Santa arrived at the party just to the NICK of time." He's often referred to as "Saint Nick." The meaning of the pun, is, he made it to the party quick, or he made it just in time.
The caged bird has had his hope destroyed.
Option C.
<u>Explanation:</u>
The caged bird is a poem that has been written by Maya Angelou. The poem talks about the freedom of the bird being destroyed when the bird who was earlier free and was allowed to fly anywhere he wanted to, later got captured in a cage.
The wings of the bird also got clipped when the bird was trapped in a cage and as a result of this, it could not fly with freedom where ever the bird wanted to fly.
8. Basketball is generally better than tennis. I chose this because the author picked basketball and its best qualities.
9. The boy and the old man are very poor, but they are happy it is referenced in the passage and Patrasche is the dogs name.
10. The old man and boy were never able to make enough food. They were poor and didn't have a big garden to grow an abundance of food.
That's my take on the questions, hope it helps you.
