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In "The Snow King,” what can the reader infer about the person who made the snowman?

Read this excerpt about activist Dolores Huerta.Her tenacity earned her a mixed reputation. As a woman, she faced gender discrimination, even among the farm workers she tried to help. She has also been honored many times in her lifetime and remains active long past retirement. But as Huerta said, you do not expect rewards for helping the oppressed: "You do it because they need help.”

Read this excerpt about activist Dolores Huerta.When Dolores Huerta became an activist, she had already been married and divorced, had children, and had begun a new career as a schoolteacher.Her students were the children of farm workers. They came to school barefoot and hungry. She wanted to do more to help them. So she quit her teaching job to help their parents fight for better working conditions.

Read this excerpt about activist Dolores Huerta.Throughout the twentieth century, strikes and efforts to unionize migrant workers had failed to achieve real change. But the civic activism that swept through America after World War II stirred the Mexican-American community, including Huerta’s family.In 1955, along with her mother and an aunt, Huerta became involved in grassroots organizing as a member of the Community Service Organization (CSO). She honed her organizing skills and became a lobbyist in Sacramento, helping set up voter registration drives and fighting for the legal rights of migrant workers.

Which excerpt from The Golem best reflects a theme of mystery?

Which excerpt from "Why Alligator Hates Dog” is an example of direct characterization?

Read the excerpt from "Why Alligator Hates Dog.”Ever since then, M'su Cocodrie has borne a powerful grudge against Dog. He lies in the water as quiet and motionless as an old log, with only his eyes and nostrils peeping out, waiting patiently for his chance to take his revenge on that Dog and snap him up.

Read the excerpt from "Why Alligator Hates Dog.”Dog loved a good chase, so he couldn’t resist leaping off the porch in hot pursuit. What he didn’t know was that this rabbit was crafty: he led Dog right, then left, then straight to a deep hole. The rabbit jumped over the hole, knowing full well that Dog wouldn’t see the hole and would tumble right into it. That hole just happened to be an alligator den, and guess who had made it his home?

Read the excerpt from "Why Alligator Hates Dog.”Despite Alligator’s suspicions, he was sorely tempted by that bowl of scraps, which certainly sounded very tasty. But he was still doubtful. "I don’t know . . . What about your master? Won’t he try to get me if he sees me having dinner with you?”"Don’t you worry about him! I’ll take care of him; he always does everything I tell him to do. So, I guess I’ll be seeing you up at the cabin for dinner soon?”

Which excerpt from "Why Alligator Hates Dog” creates the most suspense?