In an _, the owner of a leading restaurant chain donated half of his annual earnings to a charity for cancer patients.

a. Arbitrary act

b. Act of magnanimity

c. Act of rectitude

Who said "Send for the County. Go tell him of this. I'll have this knot knit up tomorrow morning."

The phrase "with the unreasonable petulance of mankind" (line 4) emphasizes the narrators

Poems of passage: booth, Collins, lorde what is the "first lesson" described in the poem by this name? a) how to float on one's back b) how to do the backstroke c) how to tread water when one is tired d) how to identify the stars out at sea

In My Bondage and My Freedom by Frederick Douglass, which adjective best characterizes the Aulds' home during his early childhood?

Beowulf uses strength to conquer Grendel without weapons. Which sentence best states the theme that this develops?

What does the red proofreading symbol indicate to the writer?

Refer to Explorations in Literature for a complete version of this story. Read these sentences about a trip to the market from "Araby," in which Joyce alludes to religious practices when describing the boy's feelings for his friend's sister.

A (n) expresses a complete thought and can stand alone as a sentence.

The national park system's main idea

2. Give one example in which Churchill uses humor, and briefly discuss its intended effect.