Author's purpose description of the beauty of the combs is the author is emphasizing the sense of loss that della must feel when she realizes she can't use them
The wild oat seeds were stuck to the turtle's front legs, so when it was rolled off the road, the seeds fell off and onto the ground. The turtle then started moving, and while it was doing that, it covered the seeds with ground, and thus it planted them. One day, those seeds would grow into wild oats thanks to the turtle.
You don't have the options, but i would say it means that books can take us to another place mentally and take us away from our problems. Hope it helps !:)
<span>A. strength and industriousness </span>
A. Barnum employed outrageous stunts, repetitive advertising, and exaggerated publicity to excite international attention for such amusements as the public museum, the musical concert, and the three-ring circus.
b. Bailey, he made the American circus a popular and gigantic spectacle, so-called The Greatest Show on Earth.
