The answer is: A. obsession
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In the excerpt from "Moby D*ck," by Herman Melville, the narrator describes Captain Ahab's determination and fixation to kill the whale that caught his leg. Thus, Ishmael mentions Ahab's upright posture, his coraugeous persistance, and devoted look towards a dangerous task like encountering the whale.
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the answer is B. Learning a new skill can be fun and helps the brain in unexpected ways.
The main idea of the following passage from ''In Commemoration: One Million Volumes'' is C. The stories told by los viejitos inspired Anaya's love of words and book. Tone and writing style of this excerpt express an inspiration of someone, in this case - Anaya's admiring of words and book.