Answer:
D. Women were not allowed to work in the theater, so all the performers were men.
Explanation:
This is something that is a heritage on Ancient Greek theater. Up until 1660 it was totally forbidden for women to participate in plays. Quite often, the roles of women were played by young men, so they could at least make it look like a women is presented as a character. This is interestingly also a theme of a famous movie <em>"Shakespeare in love."</em>
Answer: The answer would be B.
Explanation: Because nowadays kids at the age of 13 are too young to work. But back then it was legal for 13 years old to have a job.
<span>General Barker bustled about the house like a woman preparing Thanksgiving dinner for twenty.
This is the best example of irony. The excerpt describes General Barker, who occupies a traditionally very masculine profession, preparing for the demonstration of the most destructive weapon in the history of mankind as if he were a woman bustling about the house preparing Thanksgiving dinner. This juxtaposition creates a sense of irony. </span>
