At the end of the first paragraph the author most likely uses the phrases ambrosial sweets and unbought luxury to refer to a) bees. b) honey. c) the success of civilization. d) the scent of flower gardens.

C) the success of civilization.

When the author referst to ambrosial sweets he is using a comman metaphoric statagey in writing. Hope this helps you.

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the word that best matches the meaning of the expression "went to the big ocean" is died.

the goldfish died, which is why the father looks at the children mournfully. the "big ocean" is the father's way of saying fish heaven. he could have just said that the goldfish died, but this way, the children imagine the fish in a bigger, better place instead of just picturing a dead fish.

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