Why did the boy first agree to work for crystal merchant?

He wanted to buy more sheep

He wanted to go to Mecca

He wanted to find the alchemist

he wanted to get married

What do we learn about Alice Walker and Walker's mother? In, "In our search of our mothers garden"

How many books did Mark Twain publish?

Which of the following parts from O'Henry's "The Gift of the Magi" reveals information about a conflict in the story? A. so now Della's hair fell about her, rippling and shining like a cascade of brown waters B.

Which is a complete sentence? A. Piles of papers were recycled. B. If I go shopping with my friends. C. Wrote a letter to the company. D. Made dinner for the whole family.

Which of the following words in bold means "to put before something else"? I would prefer to go to a movie this weekend instead of the play. Ashok's counsel was to go to the store tomorrow. The broken device sat unused in a box.

Which value is reflected in Heracles?

When nick told gatsby that "you can't repeat the past," gatsby replied, "why of course you can!" do you agree with nick or gatsby? why?

Read the excerpt from chapter 2 of Night by Elie Wiesel. There was a woman among us, a certain Mrs. Schächter. She was in her fifties and her ten-year-old son was with her, crouched in a corner.

The prompt was There are many inventions we use each day in our lives, from doorknobs to iPhones. What invention do you think has been the most important?

A thing can swim but do not take a bath.