Read the excerpt below and answer the question.
"i was among those spirits in suspense: a lady called me, so beautiful and blessed that i at once implored her to command me. "her eyes outshone the light of any star. sweetly and softly she began to speak with the voice of an angel in her own words: (ii, 52–57)
which of these words expresses an idea closest to that of command, as it is used in line 54?
a)assist
b)control
c)manage
d)order

What does the candle symbolize in this excerpt from leo tolstoy’s the death of ivan ilyich? “when i am not, what will there be? there will be nothing. then where shall i be when i am no more? can this be dying? no, i don’t want to! ” he jumped up and tried to light the candle, felt for it with trembling hands, dropped candle and candlestick on the floor, and fell back on his pillow. a. ivan ilyich’s shallow lifestyle b. ivan ilyich’s troubled conscience c. ivan ilyich’s murky past d. ivan ilyich’s approaching death