Question

1. how do the words voracious appetites help the reader understand the author’s tone toward the snakes?

they show sympathy.
they show humor.
they show the snakes as destructive and dangerous.
they show the snakes as friendly and calm.
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Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze the connotation of "voracious appetites" and the options:

1. "Voracious appetites" implies a strong, potentially destructive hunger. Sympathy (option 1) or humor (option 2) don’t align with a term suggesting intensity. Friendly/calm (option 4) contradicts "voracious".
2. "Voracious appetites" suggests the snakes are destructive and dangerous (option 3), as voracious implies an intense, possibly harmful hunger.

Answer:

They show the snakes as destructive and dangerous.