The correct answer is D.
In this excerpt from "Goodbye to All That," Didion seeks to explain that the time she spent in New York went by so quickly she did not even notice. She compares her experience with that of a movie, in which several years may pass in just a minute.
She expresses that, looking back, it all feels surreal, like something that she saw on a movie.
This happens when Ruby becomes disappointed with Tom when the hose leaks and Ruby can no longer dive. The two stop hanging out, and Tom loses her friendship.
The light, then, is the light that her friendship brought to his life. Her friendship is light -- it is happiness and is joy to Tom. When the two friends stop hanging out, the light goes out of the marsh. The author is saying the joy has gone out of Tom's life.
A.
This statement operates under the assumption that whoever is reading it respects and follows the trends set by the majority of people. While this percentage could mean that just a few households (depending on how many were surveyed) actually said that they prefer Glisten toothpaste, the reader is supposed to see 90 percent, and feel that if 90 percent of people are using and liking Glisten, they should try it too.
Answer: I think the answer is b
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