I’m pretty sure your answer is C, from the first published book in Lyrical Ballad entitled “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”.
The sentences that show that the Whites doubt the major's story are:
<span>"Sounds like the 'Arabian Nights,'” said Mrs. White, as she rose and began to set the supper. "Don't you think you might wish for four pairs of hands for me." - Mrs. White mildly mocks the story, joking about the amenities that the magical paw could bring them.
</span><span>Her husband drew the talisman from his pocket, and all three burst into laughter as the Sergeant-Major, with a look of alarm on his face, caught him by the arm. - All three family members actually make fun of the very concept of a magical paw.
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<span>"If the tale about the monkey's paw is not more truthful than those he has been telling us," said Herbert, as the door closed behind their guest, just in time to catch the last train, "we shan't make much out of it." - Obviously, there's a good reason to doubt the major's story. The family knows him as a man who like to exaggerate things, to say the least.
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<span>"Likely," said Herbert, with pretended horror. "Why, we're going to be rich, and famous and happy. Wish to be an emperor, father, to begin with; then you can't be henpecked." - Herbert keeps mocking the alleged magical properties of the monkey's paw.</span>
Answer:
Option B, The author used details about events such as the Olympic Games's chariot race.
Explanation:
Detail in Option B reflect the historical setting of the text.
It is so because Chariot race in Olympic games used to happen some where around 684 BC when horses were included in the Olympics. This event happened in past and hence it is a historical event.
Thus, describing about Olympics chariot race represent the historical setting.
Answer:
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Explanation:
the main conflict is that the workers go on strike for better conditions. This strike takes a very long amount of time and is supported by many rich women called socialist. When the strike finally ends they get there jobs back.
Answer:
muddle, or swamp depending on which way the word is being used.
Explanation:
definition 1.a soft boggy area of land that gives way underfoot. synonym is swamp
definition 2.an awkward, complex, or hazardous situation. synonym is muddle
