Why does the author open the story by narrating a game of chess between mr. white and his son, henry?

a) it introduces the reader to the control mrs. white has over the decisions her husband makes later in the story.

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b) it teaches the reader that henry's insolence will cost mr. white dearly later in the story.

c) it reminds the reader that chess was an important cultural dimension of england's colonial rule in india.

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d) it teaches the reader to expect impulsive behavior from mr. white's interactions with the guest the whites are expecting.

the correct answer is d.   to change the pace

explanation:

it ends with a marriage, but also with prospero giving up his power.

the tempest is a play written by william shakespeare between 1610-1611, it narrates the story of prospero a magician that sets a storm to wreck a ship, this sets the story to kill the king of naples. while it is a romantic style play, it isn´t traditional because of the ending, it end with the marriage and the magician giving up his powers.

answer: b) bubbling its way

explanation: an adjective is a word or a group of words that modifies a noun (name, thing, place,

in this case, the first option "to heartily enjoy" isn't describing or modifying any noun, the third option "hiking along merrily" is describing an action but it doesn't modify any noun, the last option "beside us" is just a preposition that indicates position, so the correct answer is the second one: "bubbling its way" because it is modifying the noun "stream".