Answer:
C. Irony
Explanation:
According to the given sentence, the author talks about people thinking they are liberated because they can take their phone anywhere.
This statement brings a sense of irony because the speaker clearly believes that people are not liberated because they are in fact imprisoned by their attachment/addiction to their mobile phone.
Irony is defined as a situation where events are contrary to what one expects and can be amusing.
"The Feather Pillow" begins with a blond, young girl named Alicia, who had just recently been newly wed three months prior, in April, to an impassive man named Jordan. The young couple had moved into an almost empty house, which had little services to offer his housebound wife. Day by day, with little to do at home to keep her occupied, Alicia would occupy her time by waiting for her husband's arrival every evening. Soon, however, as seasons changed to autumn, the young girl contracted a mild case of influenza and began to feel languid. As the days followed, her symptoms did not subside, but became even worse. One day with the aid of her husband at her side, Alicia was able to walk around her garden, but unfortunately that was the last day. The following day she was too weak to even get out of bed. The doctors were summoned; unsure of the cause of her deteriorating condition they prescribed rest. The next day arrived, and Alicia's efforts to get out of bed were apparently becoming fruitless. Hallucinations began to plague her thoughts, which made the complications even worse. All that her worried Jordan could do was pace the floor frantically up and down by her bedside begging the doctors to save his wife's life. But with no prevail, the enigmatic doctors could not figure out what was wrong with poor Alicia. With no cure for Alicia's illness, the young wife died two days later. Preparing to wash Alicia's bed-sheets, the servant noticed two small, dark bloodstains. Trying to raise the pillow to the light to further investigate her findings, the heavy weight of the pillow caused it to crash on to the floor. Jordan picked up the pillow and placed it on the dining room table, where he sliced it in half. Beneath the feathers, there was a large parasite with a large proboscis. Within a period of only five days and five nights, this normally small parasite had made a feast of Alicia's blood, and had caused the newly wedded wife to die abruptly.
Answer:
The sentence which could effectively be placed in a summary of Chapter 4 of Wheels of Change because it expresses a key idea objectively is:
A. In the 1880s and 1890s, female bicycle racers faced a variety of opponents, including males, horses, and an occasional dog.
Explanation:
Among the options provided, letter A is the only presenting information objectively, that is, without the interference of opinions, feelings, or biases the author may have. That is not the case with the other options. Option B speaks of doing something "foolishly"; option C speaks of preference and of "kind people"; and option D speaks of supporting those woman because of their bravery. Thus, options B, C and D express opinions and feelings, which are completely subjective.
