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Which excerpt from part one of Trifles best develops the motives of the County Attorney?

A
COUNTY ATTORNEY: How did she seem to feel about your coming?
B
COUNTY ATTORNEY (with the gallantry of a young politician) : And yet, for all their worries, what would we do without the ladies?
C
COUNTY ATTORNEY: Somebody should have been left here yesterday.
D
COUNTY ATTORNEY: (To the Sheriff.) You’re convinced that there was nothing important here-—nothing that would point to any motive?
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Which statement best describes the thematic difference between "The Author to Her Book" and "A Hymn to the Evening"?

A
Bradstreet's poem praises the love between a mother and child, while Wheatley's poem praises love for nature.
B
Bradstreet's poem praises the work of raising children, while Wheatley's poem praises the importance of music.
C
Bradstreet's poem praises the care that goes into writing, while Wheatley's poem praises gratitude for God’s creation.
D
Bradstreet praises loving gestures in a family, while Wheatley's poem praises the value of a good night’s rest.
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Read the lines from chapter 22 of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn . Then at the bottom was the biggest line of all, which said: LADIES AND CHILDREN NOT ADMITTED. "There," says he, "if that line don't fetch them, I don't know Arkansaw!" Twain is most likely using humor to convey his viewpoint that

A
liars and swindlers will stop at nothing to make fast and easy money.
B
people are often too ignorant to know when they are being fooled.
C
people are often tempted by the thrill of something naughty.
D
liars and swindlers are often considerate of the feelings of others.

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