The epitaph of Mrs. Purkapile is part of Edgar Lee Masters'<em> "Spoon River Anthology". </em>It was published in 1915. This is a sequence of 245 free-verse epitaphs that are presented in the form of monologues. They are written from the point of view of deceased citizens of a small town.
The correct answer is option C: "<em>And out of respect for my own character / I refused to be drawn into a divorce."</em> These lines directly state the reason that Mrs. Purkapile had for staying married.
C. The speaker uses evidence to support her point of view.
Answer: The kind of happiness that Beatty is espousing (in Ray Bradbury's “Fahrenheit 451”), when he says that "We're the happiness boys, the Dixie Duo" is an unfruitful pseudo-happiness that seeks to limit a person's thinking. ... This false happiness is accepted by the majority of the populace because they know no better.
Explanation:
Answer:
Bullion is money, specifically gold or silver that has been freshly mined but not cleaned and made into money.
Clues to the meaning include the fact that the kids need "3 dollars", the speaker doesn't know how they wanted all that "money" at one time, and they had to "raise" it, as in "raising money". When he says, "I hadn't any idea where to turn to raise all that bullion..." he means the 3 dollars.
