Select the correct answer. According to the selection, what is implied about the patterns of totalitarianism?

A.
It reflects oppression throughout the population.
B.
It reflects liberation throughout the population.
C.
It creates rebellion throughout the population.
D.
It creates division throughout the population.

Which word best describes the white rabbit in the passage?

The story line remains the same. the kids live in what was then one of the remaining beachfront slums, down the coast from the expensive malibu area. the beach was ruled by surfers, but in the afternoon, when the waves died down, some of the surfers, or their younger brothers, fooled around on skateboards. one day, skip engblom, the shop owner, comes up with a key breakthrough, polyurethane wheels: "they grip." with the additional traction, the z-boys try skating the sides of the big, open drainage canal that runs through the area. then comes a brainstorm: because of a drought, the area's swimming pools were drained. the kids started "borrowing" pools when the owners weren't home, to skate the curved sides.” where did “the lords of dogtown” originally practice their tricks? a. the beach c. an open drainage canal b. empty pools d. none of these

Which of these rhetorical devices is most clearly used in the underlined portion of the text?