The following text is adapted from J.M. Barrie’s novel Peter Pan and Wendy, published in 1911. Mr. Darling is trying to get his family’s dog Nana out of her kennel.He was determined to show who was master in that house, and when commands would not draw Nana from the kennel, he lured her out of it with honeyed words, and seizing her roughly, dragged her from the nursery. Though it needed to be done, he was ashamed of himself. It was all owing to his too affectionate nature, which craved for admiration. When he had tied her up in the back-yard, the wretched father went and sat in the passage, with his knuckles to his eyes.As used in the text, what does the phrase "owing to” most nearly mean?because ofeliminatein spite ofeliminateadjacent toeliminateconfused by

After breaking his mother's favorite vase, Casey struggles to decide whether he should tell his mother the truth or to attempt to hide his mistake and blame the family dog. Who is the Protagonist of this story?Group of answer choicesthe Doghis MotherCasey, himself

How does the author develop Maggie and her mother’s relationship in the excerpt?The author uses the to convey that Maggie is unhappy being left alone so often.

After breaking his mother's favorite vase, Casey struggles to decide whether he should tell his mother the truth or to attempt to hide his mistake and blame the family dog. Who is the Antagonist of this story?Group of answer choiceshis Motherthe DogCasey, himself

Read this excerpt from "Everyday Use":Have you ever seen a lame animal, perhaps a dog run over by some careless person rich enough to own a car, sidle up to someone who is ignorant enough to be kind to him? That is the way my Maggie walks.What can the reader infer about Maggie's character from the way the narrator describes her?A.That she is shy and not very confidentB.That she is wealthy and owns a carC.That she is deathly afraid of dogsD.That she walks with a horrible limpSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Captain Hook felt that the most _________ crime Peter Pan had committed against him was not that he had cut off his hand, but that he had fed it to that crocodile, who continued to follow him around, eager for another bite.graciousperpetualflamboyantegregious