Read the excerpt from flannery o’connor’s “the life you save may be your own.” he was more depressed than ever as he drove on by himself. the late afternoon had grown hot and sultry and the country had flattened out. which best describes the irony in the excerpt? a) the heat of the day is indicative of mr. shiftlet’s negative feelings of his life and situation. b ) mr. shiftlet would have preferred to travel with his new wife, lucynell, but she has left him at the diner. c ) the young boy rejected mr. shiftlet’s offer to give him a ride, and now the man finds himself alone. d ) mr. shiftlet has the car he wanted and managed to rid himself of his wife, but he still is not happy.

Read the excerpt from act i of the importance of being earnest. lady bracknell. well, i must say, algernon, that i think it is high time that mr. bunbury made up his mind whether he was going to live or to die. this shilly-shallying with the question is absurd. . i should be much obliged if you would ask mr. bunbury, from me, to be kind enough not to have a relapse on saturday, for i rely on you to arrange my music for me. it is my last reception, and one wants something that will encourage conversation, particularly at the end of the season when every one has practically said whatever they had to say, which, in most cases, was probably not much. what aspect of lady bracknell’s behavior does wilde use to poke fun at the importance placed on frivolous events in formal society? her concern with a party instead of mr. bunbury’s health her interest in playing classical music at her reception her jealousy over algernon’s friendship with the sickly mr. bunbury her concern about the health of algernon’s friend

Which of the following story descriptions most directly shares themes with the passage above

In at least 150 words, explain the symbolism of the quilt in “everyday use.”