Which story is often associated with magical realism?
a) portrait of a women
b) the metamorphosis
c) sense and sensibility
d) sense and sensibility. again

The correct answer is B. The Metamorphosis.

Explanation:

Magical realism, as the name itself suggests, is a type of predominantly realistic writing that contains some supernatural, or magical elements as well. Even though it mostly refers to Latin American literature, there are many examples of magical realism in European literature as well, such as Bulgakov's The Master and Margarita or Kafka's The Metamorphosis.

In The Metamorphosis, the protagonist Gregor suddenly turns into a cockroach, which is obviously magical. The realism is the fact that his transformation is a symbol of his routine, unhappy life.

the present continuous is a verb tense which is mainly used to indicates that an action is in progress at the moment of speaking.  

it is formed using: person + verb to be (am/is/are) +verb + - ing form  

example: i am studying at this moment .

in addition, the present continuous is also used in order to express things that will or will not happen in the near future.

example: i am having dinner with some friends tonight.

the speaker sometimes   uses it   to express that an action is repeated and it causes irritation on the part of the speaker

example: my sister is constantly complaining about everything.