1. I read the whole essay and the only allusion that she uses is Xanadu. Joan Didion writes, nobody lives at Xanadu meaning nobody lives in the paradise.
Allusion is a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance. It does not tell in detail the thing, idea, place or person.
Xanadu is a mitical place. It is located in the north of Shangri La that was introduced in 1933 in the fictional novel Lost Horizon by author James Hilton
2.- The symbol that Joan Didion uses is that nobody lives at Xanadu that it is paradise on earth for her because New York was appealing to the author even though she was not well paid and didn't have the best food on the table.
C. The answer could also be A but that would be informal
<span>1. In "Crossroads: A Sad Vaudeville," the flagman's primary purpose in the play is to C. provide commentary on the central problem. His lines are there to show the readers what problems they should think about further and to criticize them.
2. </span><span>In "Crossroads: A Sad Vaudeville," D. time is the woman's worst enemy. She is scared of time, and she hates it, because it will change her whole life for the worse.
3. Put your dirty sheets inside the hamper.
The word inside is a A. preposition. Conjunctions are words such as and, or, etc. which connect parts of sentences. Interjection is a sort of an exclamation, such as ouch, or oh my God, etc.</span>
