Writing that immediately involves the reader's interest and carries them through the final paragraph with no loss go concentration
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.
I don't know how the writer is but the character in the story is most likely 15. I really like the poem. I think it about why she committed suicide. What events led up to that point and it seems her father was the main reason for it.
Hope it helped.
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