Mr. Tate tells Atticus he took a switchblade off of “a drunk man.” To whom does he refer?Bob Ewell
Boo Radley
Tom Robinson
an inmate downtown

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Answer 1
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The answer is: Bob Ewell

In Harper lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird," after Scout and Jem are attacked by Bob Ewell, the sheriff Mr. Tate decides to protect Boo's seclusion and claims Ewell fell on his own knife and died. In that matter, the switchblade is the same that Ewell used to physically assault Scout and Jem, suceeding his destroyed credibility at the trail and constant threats to Atticus' family.

Answer 2
Answer: The blade was taken off of Bob Ewell.

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SOMEONE PLEAS HELP! The questions below refer to the selection “The Grandfather.”What did Grandfather mean by his belief that a well-rooted tree was the color of money?
Choose one answer.
a. A tree provides a family with food.
b. You have to spend money to keep trees healthy.
c. Money is the root of our problems.
d. Trees must have strong roots.

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a. A tree provides a family with food. 

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A.

Explanation:

How do writers of epics typically start their poems?by honoring Zeus, the king of gods
by invoking their muse
by praising the epic hero
by addressing all the Greek gods

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Epic writers seek inspiration by invoking their muse. Famous writers make an invocation to the goddesses of literature, arts and science in Greek mythology because they believe that these goddesses is the source of knowledge in these ancient cultures to produce historic and legendary works. Meanwhile, in current English, muse are now use in general to describe a person who gives inspiration to a writer, musician or artist.
The answer should be "B".    

. Read the paragraph. I stared up at the blue-tinged moon. The pier was silent except for the soft sound of the water sloshing against the rowboat. The strumming sound of a guitar drifted from the cabin out over the lake. It had been a good summer. Which word would you circle if you wanted the writer to improve on a vague word? sloshing blue-tinged good strumming

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Answer:

The word that need to be improved is good

Explanation:

This vague word shows lack of clear perception or understanding and left out the author's creativity.

good, part its a small simple word

Which of the following lines contains mostly hateful diction? A : Marry, that 'marry' is the very theme I came to talk of.

B : I will frown as I pass by, and let them take it as they list.
Nay, as they dare. I will bite my thumb at them; which is a disgrace to them, if they bear it.

C : For saints have hands that pilgrims' hands do touch, And palm to palm is holy palmers' kiss. Then move not, while my prayer's effect I take.

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Answer:

B. I will frown as I pass by, and let them take it as they list. Nay, as they dare. I will bite my thumb at them; which is a disgrace to them, if they bear it.

Explanation:

I got it right on the FLVS test :)

Also, compared to the other answer choices, "B" has the most negative connotation. The phrase "I will bite my thumb at them," is a saying for a rude gesture, which shows hatefulness.

B : I will frown as I pass by, and let them take it as they list. Nay, as they dare. I will bite my thumb at them; which is a disgrace to them, if they bear it. 

Events that set up the conflict in the beginning of the story are called

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it's called the rising action

Answer:

A. causes

Explanation:

Causes: they cause and set up the conflict.

Possessive of a word that is already possessive

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If a word is already a possessive, let's take McDonald's, I would leave it in this form in a possessive:

McDonald's food is so and so.

One can argue that it doesn't make it exactly possessive of possessive, but more a sort of adjective, but it's up to interpretation. In any case, in the rare cases when we need to do a possessive of a possessive, we just leave it in the original (possessive) form.