The figurative language used in the excerpt is a simile. It adds to the characterization because it compares <span>the mother as a calm/silent person.
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"Why decieve myself? Isnt it obvious to everyone but me that im dying, and that its only a question of weeks, days... it may happen this moment." We can tell this because hes saying that he can die anytime soon.
The answer is A) She eventually said, "We share recipes."
The quotation marks and punctuated are in the right order.
They <span>both have a mood of fatalism and melancholy, and both mention death, and jazz. Both are realistic and pessimistic.</span>
I believe your answer is the first option; learning to work with people around the world. Hope this helped!
Thanks!
~Steve
