Stanley's father was an inventor. To be a successful inventor you need three things: intelligence, perseverance, and just a little bit of luck. Stanley's father was smart and had a lot of perseverance. Once he started a project he would work on it for years, often going days without sleep. He just never had any luck.
The answer is D for the first one and B for the second one.
"In them he saw himself-all that for which he had lived- and saw clearly that it was not real at all, but a terrible and huge deception which had hidden both life and death." - I think it could be this line since it shows that he is finding his actions in the people he loves the most. Whether the actions were good or bad, he is still thinking about his life and what it is coming to.
Metis wanted nothing to do<span> with Zeus and tried to escape as best she could, going so far as to change </span>her<span> form many times, </span>turning into<span> various creatures such as hawks, fish, ... </span>Athena<span> railed against excesses in war or everyday </span>life<span>. ... that it doesn't pay to compare themselves to the gods, she changed </span>Arachne into a spider<span>.</span>
