Answer:
A) Our staid coach surprised us with a joke that was totally out of character
Explanation:
Although staid's denotative meaning is "sedate, respectable, and unadventurous," the word is often used to describe people who are stodgy or dull. If one was surprised by someone telling a joke, and calls that "out of character", then we can infer that that person was usually rather boring. Therefore, using context clues, we can infer that this is the correct use of staid.
The author views following a tradition without questioning it as an exercise that is detrimental to those who engage in such practices. The author here is Shirley Jackson.
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What point is Shirley Jackson trying to make about traditions?</h3>
According to Shirley, it is unintelligent to follow tradition without questioning it.
Therefore, because some traditions have lost their meaning, they should no longer be followed because it will lead to abnormal behavior.
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Here is a website that will help you find the answer and understand the poem as well...
http://www.sparknotes.com/poetry/hopkins/section4.rhtml
If you do not wish to visit the site I believe the answer is A.
Because she is mourning her own mortality, because man is mortal.
I think you forgot to put the image or the Chapter 3. I need to know what happened in chapter 3 to know what Percy did.
Signaling, I think its signaling. I think it is A because you are giving a sort of summary, which can signal to the reader closure.
