16. Which of the following pieces of information from the selection from Life on the
Mississippi is presented in the form of an anecdote?"
O
the author's inclusion of technical words used by the apprentice engineer
O
the author's account of his first attempt to get a job on a steamboat
o
the author's long description of the decorations on the packet boat
O
the author's description of the residents of his hometown

answer: d.she abandons people when they least expect it.

in the monk's tale, we encounter seventeen stories that relate historical events. all of these stories have tragic commonalities. they tell the stories of heroes who, despite their success in life, all met sad ends. the monk blames these sad outcomes on fortune. one of fortune's traits is that she abandons people when they least expect it. this is one of the most common themes of medieval tragedies.

o

gerund phrase: giving more than a person needs.

noun use: predicate noun.