Read the following excerpt from the great gatsby: about five o'clock our procession of three cars reached the cemetery and stopped in a thick drizzle beside the gate—first a motor hearse, horribly black and wet, then mr. gatz and the minister and i in the limousine, and a little later four or five servants and the postman from west egg, in gatsby's station wagon, all wet to the skin. based on this excerpt, which best explains the irony of the title the great gatsby? a. one expects more than a few people to attend the funeral of a great man. b. it is unexpected for the hero and central character in the novel to die at the end. c. the weather on the day of gatsby's funeral matches the sadness of the occasion. d. the rain symbolizes a weeping world and attests to gatsby's true greatness.

Which of the following excerpt from part one of trifles suggest that mrs.hale believes mrs.wright may have had a motive for killing her husband?

Read the excerpt from act 3 of a doll’s house. mrs. linde: you seemed to me to imply that with me you might have been quite another man. krogstad: i am certain of it. mrs. linde: is it too late now? krogstad: christine, are you saying this deliberately? yes, i am sure you are. i see it in your face. have you really the courage, then—? mrs. linde: i want to be a mother to someone, and your children need a mother. we two need each other. nils, i have faith in your real character—i can dare anything together with you. krogstad [grasps her hands]. , , christine! now i shall find a way to clear myself in the eyes of the world. ah, but i forgot— how does the conflict in this passage develop a theme? mrs. linde creates a conflict by promising something she cannot give to krogstad, which develops the theme that empty promises can destroy relationships. krogstad continues the conflict by choosing clearing his name over having a life with mrs. linde, which develops the theme that you must often choose yourself over others. krogstad creates a conflict by deceiving mrs. linde about his intentions, which develops the theme that, in love, actions speak louder than words. mrs. linde resolves the conflict by committing to a new life with krogstad, which develops the theme that new beginnings are always possible.

Which piece of textual evidence from the short story "civil peace" by chinua achebe can be used to defend the claim thatviolence has not ended despite the end of war?