The sick student
or the student
1. Read the following sentences from “The Censors.”Only his darling mother worried, but she couldn’t get him back on the right road. She’d say, thought it wasn’t always true: Lola called, she’s at the bar with the girls, they miss you, they’re waiting for you. Or else she’d leave a bottle of red wine on the table.How does the writer mostly reveal the mother’s character?
A. Through her actions
2. Read the following sentences from “The Youngest Doll.”The aunt thought he was listening for the breathing of the prawn to see if it was still alive, and she fondly lifted his hand and placed it on the spot where he could feel the constant movement of the creature’s antennae. The young man released the ruffle and looked fixedly at his father. “You could have cured his from the start,” he told him. “That’s true,” his father answered, “but I just wanted you to see the prawn that has been paying for your education these twenty years.”In these sentences, the prawn most likely symbolizes
B. A sense of selfish motivation and greed
3. Read the following sentences from "The Censors."Only his darling mother worried, but she couldn't get him back on the right road. She’d say, though it wasn't always true: Lola called, she’s at the bar with the girls, they miss you, they're waiting for you. Or else she'd leave a bottle of red wine on the table.
How does the writer mostly reveal the mother's character?
a. through her actions
Answer:
Poor Huck was in the same state of wretchedness and terror, for Tom had told the whole story to the lawyer the night before the great day of the trial and Huck was sore afraid that his share in the business might leak out, yet, notwithstanding Indun Joe's flight had saved the suffering of testifying in court.
Explanation:
The above is the correct sentence from the excerpt that actually show that Tom and Huck are both afraid of Joe.
From the excerpt, we discover that Tom's night were nights of horror. This is because Indun Joe infested his dreams. Then we see that the same thing was happening to Huck. Tom and Huck were in the same state of wretchedness and terror.
The above answer shows that both Tom and Huck were both afraid of Joe.
This excerpt is taken from the short story “The Open Window”, written by Saki or also known as H.H. Munro. In his story he ridicules the customs of English society by using chaotic scenes.
Question: How does the author use characterization to create satire?
Answer: He uses the niece’s unexpected lies to highlight flaws in her character and those around her.
Answer:
d. vary the complexity of our sentences
