How does leo tolstoy contrast the characters of gerasim and ivan ilyich in the death of ivan ilyich? a) ivan ilyich doesn’t like materialistic people, and gerasim doesn’t hate anybody. b) gerasim shows concern for ivan ilyich, whereas ivan has led a self-centered life. c) ivan ilyich doesn’t treat gerasim as his son, but gerasim treats ivan as his father. d) gerasim is unhappy as a servant, whereas ivan ilyich is proud of his position in society.

Which rhetorical device is used in this excerpt from "the danger of lying in bed" by mark twain? "if i am going to travel by rail i shan't need it. lying at home in bed is the thing i am afraid of."

Why was britain concerned about france's defeat by germany at the end of the 19th century? a. britain lost the economic support of the french governmentb. britain had wanted to attack france as wellc. british people thought they also might be attacked by the germansd. british people felt sorry for the former french king and his family

Read the following passage: sari couldn't believe her bad luck. she had locked her keys in the car. to add fuel to the fire, her cell phone was in the locked car, and she was late for a very important meeting. she knocked on her neighbor's door so that she could ask to use his phone, but he was not not home. what was she to do? what role does the idiom in the passage serve? a. it shows that sari has incredibly bad luck when it comes to work. b. it shows that sari's neighbor was not home either. c. it shows that sari locked her keys in the car. d. it shows that sari's situation was worse than it seemed at first.