2. Short-response prompt (15 points)
Read the following passage from the beginning of Jane Austers 1818 novel Pride and Prejudice in the
passage, a middle aged, middle class English couple discusses hborhood news
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good
fortune, must be in want of a wife
However little known the feelings or views of such a man may be on his first
entering a neighbourhood, this truth is so well fored in the minds of the surrounding
families, that he is considered the rightful property of some one or other of the
daughters
"My dear Mr Bennet," said his lady to him one day Mrs Long says that
Netherfield is taken by a young man of large fortune from the north of England
"What is his name?
"Bingley
"Is he married or single?
"Oh! Single, my dear to be surel A single man of large fortune: four or five thousand
a year. What a fine thing for our girls!
"How so? How can it affect them?
"My dear Mr. Bennet,' replied his wife, how can you be so tiresome! You must know
that I am thinking of his marrying one of them and therefore you must visit him
as soon as he comes."
"I see no occasion for that"
"But consider your daughters. Only think what an establishment it would be for one
of them. Sir William and Lady Lucas are determined to go, merely on that account
for in general, you know, they visit no newcomers. Indeed you must go for it will be
impossible for us to visit him if you do not. You take delight in vexing me. You
have no compassion for my poor nerves."
"You mistake me, my dear. I have a high respect for your nerves. They are my old
friends. I have heard you mention them with consideration these last twenty years
at least
Mr. Bennet was so odd a mixture of quick parts, sarcastic humour, reserve, and
caprice, that the experience of three-and-twenty years had been insufficient to
make his wife understand his character. Her mind was less difficult to develop. She
was a woman of mean understanding, little information, and uncertain temper.
Based on the passage, what themes, or central ideas, do you predict will be in the novel? State at least
two. Then explain why you think these themes will be in the novel Support your ideas with specific
evidence from the passage.

Select the correct answer. what is the purpose of creating an outline for a research paper? a. to assess the validity of research sources ob. to think up topic ideas oc. to organize researched information od. to estimate the word count of the paper

Which is not covered under the common topic “relationship” a. causes and effects b. comparisons and contrasts c. contraries and contradictions d. antecedents and consequences

{asap} select the correct text in the passage. which line in this excerpt from jonathan swift's "a modest proposal" uses the rhetorical device of irony? and secondly, there being a round million of creatures in humane figure throughout this kingdom, whose whole subsistence put into a common stock, would leave them in debt two million of pounds sterling, adding those who are beggars by profession, to the bulk of farmers, cottagers and labourers, with their wives and children, who are beggars in effect; i desire those politicians who dislike my overture, and may perhaps be so bold to attempt an answer, that they will first ask the parents of these mortals, whether they would not at this day think it a great happiness to have been sold for food at a year old, in the manner i prescribe, and thereby have avoided such a perpetual scene of misfortunes, as they have since gone through, by the oppression of landlords, the impossibility of paying rent without money or trade, the want of common sustenance, with neither house nor cloaths to cover them from the inclemencies of the weather, and the most inevitable prospect of intailing the like, or greater miseries, upon their breed for ever. i profess, in the sincerity of my heart, that i have not the least personal interest in endeavouring to promote this necessary work, having no other motive than the publick good of my country, by advancing our trade, providing for infants, relieving the poor, and giving some pleasure to the rich. i have no children, by which i can propose to get a single penny; the youngest being nine years old, and my wife past child-bearing. lines highlighted: - there being a round million of creatures in humane figure throughout this kingdom, whose whole subsistence put into a common stock, would leave them in debt two million of pounds sterling, - they have since gone through, by the oppression of landlords, the impossibility of paying rent without money or trade, the want of common sustenance, with neither house nor cloaths to cover them from the inclemencies of the weather - i have not the least personal interest in endeavouring to promote this necessary work, having no other motive than the publick good of my country, - i have no children, by which i can propose to get a single penny; the youngest being nine years old, and my wife past child-bearing.