Story: After Twenty Years

PART B: Which of the following quotes best supports the answer to Part A?

A

“The policeman on the beat moved up the avenue impressively. The impressiveness was habitual and not for show, for spectators were few.” ( Paragraph 1)

B

“But I know Jimmy will meet me here if he's alive, for he always was the truest, stanchest old chap in the world. He'll never forget.” ( Paragraph 9)

C

“The man from the West, his egotism enlarged by success, was beginning to outline the history of his career.” ( Paragraph 27)

D

“When you struck the match to light your cigar I saw it was the face of the man wanted in Chicago. Somehow I couldn't do it myself, so I went around and got a plain clothes man to do the job.” ( Paragraph 33)

martians or other types of aliens represent a unique fear as opposed to zombies. vampires and other types of monsters.   in most sci-fi stories, aliens come from other worlds and have different or more advanced technology.   abductions and experimentation on human bodies that involve these technologies, or the use of these technologies against human beings and the use of unknown "powers", are a type of fear that's different from that of other types of monsters.  

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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