Im in the middle quiz pls

then it was i first realized that for her this broke a silence of thirty years; the inconceivable silence of the plains." "a wagner matinee." willa cather, 1904. this description of a moment in the orchestra hall emphasizes that

a. the remote nebraska flatlands created a life of silence for clark and his aunt.
b. aunt georgiana was extremely happy to be at the performance with clark.
c. clark had not heard his aunt play the organ while living in nebraska.
d. country life had denied aunt georgiana the music she loved.

What is similar about a satire and a parable? o a. both are based on a previous work. o b. both attempt to persuade an audience. o c. both use humor to entertain an audience. o d. both are very short in length.

In saying that 11: 30 am was in the small hours of the morning, bertie is using

Which two lines in this excerpt from arthur conan doyle's "the contest" suggest that emperor nero was ruthless? each choice is in brackets. [an hour later the shepherd was well on his way to his mountain home, and about the same time the emperor, having received the chaplet of olympia for the incomparable excellence of his performance, was making inquiries with a frowning brow as to who the insolent person might be who had dared to utter such contemptuous criticisms.] [“bring him to me here this instant,” said he, “and let marcus with his knife and branding-iron be in attendance.”] [“rumours! ” cried the angry nero. “what do you mean, arsenius? i tell you that the fellow was an ignorant upstart, with the bearing of a boor and the voice of a peacock.] [i have half a mind to burn their town about their ears so that they may remember my visit.”] [“i conquered! you are mad, arsenius. what do you mean? ”] [it is whispered that for once the great god pan has condescended to measure himself against a mortal.”]