Answer:
C. Section 55 - Her mind was still on the ball. His mind was on work the next day.
Explanation:
As one of Maupassant's themes is the "differences between men and women", we see that option C is the only reference that actually shows the contrast.
The above option which shows the contrast is actually referring to the differences between a man and a woman. In option C, we see that "Her mind was still on the ball" and while "His mind was on work the next day".
The reference tends to show the difference mindsets the man and the woman have.
Answer:
The answer is D) To indicate his humorous intent.
Explanation:
This question is incomplete. Here's the complete question.
Read The Lessons of Salem, by Laura Shapiro
What ironic situation does Shapiro describe in paragraph 3?
Answer: The irony of having those who “confessed” to witchcraft spared and those who defended their innocence being killed.
Explanation:
The Puritan witch hunts of 1692 would get confessions by torturing the suspects to justify the hunt itself, and those who would refuse to confess would end up being hung to death. The irony lies in the fact that none of the suspects had anything to do with witchcraft, and the proceedings of the trials were especially prejudicial to those who were honest.
Answer: A. It shows the father has a tendency to exaggerate.
Explanation: When people exaggerate or imagine things, we tend to close our eyes. The last sentence, "(Here he'd stop and close his eyes)" shows us this.
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