Suppose a character in a story rises to power by becoming
king. he then becomes greedy and selfish, abandoning the
morals that brought him to his position. as a result, the
fates conspire to strip him of his throne.
which common literary theme is most likely in this story?
a. fall from grace
b. great journey
c. noble sacrifice
d. loss of innocence

79 one theme in stowe’s uncle tom’s cabin is a)circle of lifeb)true christianityc)american ideals and realityd)families destroyed by slavery

Based on structural elements what type of expository text does this excerpt from a 1917 congressional address by president woodrow wilson exemplify

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here?