The “historical context” of a story refers to
a: the plot’s setting in real life
b: the main character’s opinion about what’s going on
c: the author’s note at the end that describes the story’s historical setting
d: the circumstances of the author’s life when writing the story

The duke and the dauphin lie, cheat, and steal for the purposes of their own survival. answers: •true •false

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? irony personification metaphor simile

Acredible source is one that is (4 points) select one: a. with bias b. not useful c. persuasive d. trustworthy