Read the following story summary. A kingdom in ancient Greece is under attack by gorgons:
hideous snake-haired women whose faces can turn all
who look upon them to stone. The king begs the
neighboring city-states for help. Eventually, a hero from a
nearby island sets sail for the troubled kingdom.
Which possible outcome is most clearly determined by the story's setting?
A. The hero will receive indirect assistance from the gods.
B. The hero will discover that the gorgons are peaceful.
C. The hero will learn the true meaning of bravery and valor.
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D. The hero will find a technological solution to the problem.

Read the selection below and answer the question. an open boat by alfred noyes o, what is that whimpering there in the darkness? 

 'let him lie in my arms. he is breathing, i know.
 look. i'll wrap all my hair round his neck' – the sea's rising,
 the boat must be lightened. he's dead. he must go.' 


 see - quick - by that flash, where the bitter foam tosses, 
 the cloud of white faces, in the black open boat, 
 and the wild pleading woman that clasps her dead lover 
 and wraps her loose hair round his breast and his throat.
 'come, lady, he's dead.' - 'no, i feel his heart beating,
 he's living, i know. but he's numbed with the cold. 
 see, i'm wrapping my hair all around him to warm him.' -
- 'no. we can't keep the dead, dear. come, loosen your hold.

 'come. loosen your fingers.' - 'o god, let me keep him! ' -
 o, hide it, black night! let the winds have their way! 
 and there are no voices or ghosts from that darkness, 
 to fret the bare seas at the breaking of day. the rhyme scheme of "an open boat" is abcb abab abba aabc

What functions as a reflexive pronoun in the sentence the professor herself wanted to attend the conference, but it was cancelled when she and several other presenters had to excuse themselves

Which three lines in this expert from anita desai’s games of twilight clearly show an omniscient narrator