1 Which statement best explains the reaction of the narrator, Sam, to
Ebenezer Dorset's counter-proposition?
A Sam thinks the counter-proposition is a joke and refuses to take
it seriously.
B Sam thinks the amount of money Ebenezer asks for is unfair and
he convinces Bill that they should pay a lesser amount.
C At first, Sam is happy about the counter-proposition, but then he
- gets angry again and asks for even more ransom money.
D Sam is angry about the counter-proposition, but then Bill
convinces him that it's a great offer since the boy is so horrible.

What effect does an author achieve b the language of the monstrous? y using words with strong connotations? how does this relate to

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here? irony personification metaphor simile

Which one of these lines use him to permitte which one of these lines uses iambic pentameter?