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1. When Greene wrote about Jerome's father being killed by a falling pig, he is using humor of situation. The pig in the situation fell from the balcony and took the life of his father.
2. Jerome become engaged when it was "neither too early nor too late". Sally, his fiancee, reconciled his fear eternally.
The figure of speech would be Personification.
what are the answer choices
I think worried or better because at first the mom was worried about getting the disease but then she get better from what the doctor said