Part A
What is the meaning of arid as it is used in the first paragraph of the passage from

A Single Shard?

Question 1 options:

cold


long


dry


rotten

Question 2 (1 point)
Part B

Which phrase from the first paragraph supports the answer to Part A?

Question 2 options:

"Breakfast that morning was a feast . . . .”


“. . . produced yet another surprise . . . .”


"No flesh remained . . . .”


“. . . the two friends cracked them open . . . .”