Read the excerpt from "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock." In the room the women come and go Talking of Michelangelo. What is the most likely reason for the women to be speaking of Michelangelo? They want to make eavesdroppers curious. They want to be perceived as cultured. They are planning a trip to Italy. They do not want to talk to the men.

Read this excerpt from mohandas gandhi's "banaras hindu university speech." what is the speaker's purpose a. to persuade his audience to struggle for self-governance through peaceful means b. to urge wealthy indians to act instead of merely talk about poverty c. to inform the audience that the british colonial power is stealing indian resources d. to persuade his audience to renounce materialistic wealth and pursue spiritual wealth