Need help please. What is the most likely meaning of the metaphor Every minute was an eternity while the family waited for the doctor.

a) Time seemed to pass very slowly while the family waited for the doctor.
b) The family continually asked every minute if the doctor was available
Note: I am thinking about a)...give me an idea...What do you think.

From the glass menagerie: "suspended in the mist over berchtesgaden, caught in the folds of chamberlain's umbrella." who was chamberlain? a. paul chamberlain: tom's father b. neville chamberlain: prime minister of great britain. c. pedro chamberlain: amanda's drunkard husband d. cornelius chamberlain: gentleman caller for laura

It will be through raising high the prestige of your administration by success in short-range recovery, that you will have the driving force to accomplish long-range reform. on the other hand, even wise and necessary reform may, in some respects, impede and complicate recovery. what is the purpose of the transitional phrase on the other hand in this excerpt? a) it provides a counter-argument to the writer's main ideas. b) it provides a hypothetical situation for the reader to ponder. c) it provides additional evidence in favor of the writer's argument. d) it provides information about laws that are opposed to the writer's argument.

Why can this sentence be said to illustrate the indicative mood? insects are often harmful to farm crops. a. it states a condition contrary to fact. b. it makes a request or a demand. c. it expresses a statement of fact. d. it expresses a wish or a hope