Read the excerpt from "The Storyteller." A dissentient opinion came from the aunt. “A most improper story to tell to young children! You have undermined the effect of years of careful teaching.” Which statement best explains the aunt's reaction to the bachelor in the excerpt? The aunt disapproves of the bachelor's story because the children like it better than the stories she tells.

The aunt is displeased with the bachelor's story because it fails to entertain the children.

The aunt is pleased with the bachelor's story because it entertains the children, but she disapproves of the story's message.

The aunt disapproves of the bachelor's story because she disagrees with the moral message it gives to the children.

Which image from those paintings does not demonstrate the “suffering” auden describes in his poem?

Which statement about “the jitling of granny weatherwall” most clearly describes streak of consciousness? a)in her narration, granny often gets distracted by random thoughts. b)granny feels disillusioned from her jitling from many many years ago c)brief moments of dialogue break up otherwise long sequences of description. d)the narrator often relies on metaphor to convey granny’s thoughts and feelings

Read the excerpt from "mother tongue." lately, i’ve been giving more thought to the kind of english my mother speaks. like others, i have described it to people as “broken” or “fractured” english. but i wince when i say that. it has always bothered me that i can think of no other way to describe it other than “broken,” as if it were damaged and needed to be fixed, as if it lacked a certain wholeness and soundness. what best supports the inference that tan believes nonstandard english is no less valid than standard english? tan spends a lot of time thinking about her mother’s “fractured” english. tan has trouble thinking of descriptive words when she is writing. tan’s american education makes it difficult for her to understand her mother. tan winces when she describes her mother’s english as “broken.”