Question

alexandra reached home in the afternoon. that evening she held a family council and told her brothers all that she had seen and heard.
\i want you boys to go down yourselves and look it over.
nothing will convince you like seeing with your own eyes. the river land was settled before this, and so they are a few years ahead of us, and have learned more about farming. the land sells for three times as much as this, but in five years we will double it. the rich men down there own all the best land, and they are buying all they can get. the thing to do is to sell our cattle and what little old corn we have, and buy the linstrum place. then the next thing to do is to take out two loans on our half-sections, and buy peter crows place; raise every dollar we can, and buy every acre we can.\
what does the word fixed mean as it is used in this paragraph?
□ situated
□ talented
□ intelligent
□ extravagant
part b
which phrase from the excerpt provides a clue to the meaning of the word fixed?
□ \we wouldnt have much chance\
□ \talking about that with the smart young man\
□ \the right thing is usually just what everybody dont do\
□ \do more than they do, and see further ahead\

Explanation:

For Part A, the context shows Alexandra has a clear, set plan for buying land and expanding, so "fixed" here means settled/set in purpose, matching "situated" (established, set in a definite course). For Part B, the phrase "do more than they do, and see further ahead" shows Alexandra's forward-thinking, planned approach, which clues that "fixed" refers to her determined, settled plan.

Answer:

Part A: situated
Part B: "do more than they do, and see further ahead"