1) which sentence uses parentheses correctly? a) although lara was upset (her mother had never called), she still had a great birthday. b) matthew wanted to ask her out (he wanted to ask anyone out really but he lost his nerve. c) after years of training, daniel (finally ran the 100 mile race held each year in arizona. d) (when donald looked in the mirror) he saw a man who had aged ten years in only two years. (16points)

In which of the following excerpts from "the yellow wall paper" does author charlotte perkins gilman seem to mock the romantic belief in the supernatural? a. a colonial mansion, a hereditary estate, i would say a haunted house, and reach the height of romantic felicity—but that would be asking too much of fate! b. there is a delicious garden! i never saw such a garden—large and shady, full of box-bordered paths, and lined with long grape-covered arbors with seats under them.c. the color is repellent, almost revolting; a smoldering unclean yellow, strangely faded by the slow-turning sunlight.d. then i peeled off all the paper i could reach standing on the floor. it sticks horribly and the pattern just enjoys it!