Answer:
1- D 2-B
Explanation:
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<u>explanation 1:</u> D. the colonel inspires great fear among the townspeople.
Correct. The sight of the colonel standing silent, breathing deeply, and holding the symbolic bamboo poles causes the people to “take fright all over again.”
<u>explanation 2:</u> B. the people are glad that nothing has happened to upset their traditions.
Correct. The narrator notes that when the request is denied—as they expected it would be—“an undeniable relief passed through the crowd.”
Answer:
B. Louis' accident ended up improving the lives of blind people everywhere.
Explanation:
The "accident" being referred to here is how Louis Braille became blind. As a young boy he slipped into his father's workshop and used a tool wrong which pierced his eye and caused infection, rendering him blind.
This caused him to be unable to read normally, which is why is why he had to consort to reading the raised bumps on a page, and eventually developing the Braille system which improved the lives of blind people everywhere.
Answer: They locked her in a closet.
Explanation:
Explanation:
The author shows how new digital media and movies both discourage teenagers for reading for pleasure
