Which passage from the story best shows the author's use of surprise to
advance the story?
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a. and he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of
drawers. "god in heaven! " he thought. it was half past six and the
hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half
past, more like quarter to seven.
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b. "oh, god", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that i've
chosen! travelling day in and day out."
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c. one morning, when gregor samsa woke from troubled dreams, he
found himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin.
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d. i'd have gone up to the boss and told him just what i think, tell him
everything i would, let him know just what i feel

Read the stanza from "i wandered lonely as a cloud" and answer the question. [1]i wandered lonely as a cloud that floats on high o'er vales and hills, when all at once i saw a crowd, a host, of golden daffodils; [5]beside the lake, beneath the trees, fluttering and dancing in the breeze. what is the effect of describing all the places the daffodils can be seen? it conveys the idea that they are common. it creates a feeling of awe and delight. it makes the reader feel overwhelmed. it shows how difficult it is to grow daffodils.

What aspect of life was denied the sisters because they lived with their father? (apex) a. books b. marriage c. servants d. material comfort

In which of the following excerpts from "the yellow wall paper" does author charlotte perkins gilman seem to mock the romantic belief in the supernatural? a. a colonial mansion, a hereditary estate, i would say a haunted house, and reach the height of romantic felicity—but that would be asking too much of fate! b. there is a delicious garden! i never saw such a garden—large and shady, full of box-bordered paths, and lined with long grape-covered arbors with seats under them.c. the color is repellent, almost revolting; a smoldering unclean yellow, strangely faded by the slow-turning sunlight.d. then i peeled off all the paper i could reach standing on the floor. it sticks horribly and the pattern just enjoys it!