v]ast numbers of our people are compelled to seek their livelihood by begging, robbing, stealing, cheating, flattering, suborning, forswearing, forging . .
which satirical element is most dominant in the passage above?
a. allegory
b. innuendo
c. exaggeration
d. understatement

Which sentence from the story best illustrates how jeannette feels about her family’s choice of vacation?

Read the following excerpt from "dark tower" by claude mckay before you choose your answer. "we shall not always plant while others reap the golden increment of bursting fruit, nor always countenance, abject and mute, that lesser men should hold their brothers cheap; not everlastingly while others sleep shall we beguile their limbs with mellow flute, not always bend to some more subtle brute. we were not made eternally to weep. the night, whose sable breast relieves the stark, white stars, is no less lovely being dark; and there are buds that cannot bloom at all in light, but crumple, piteous, and fall. so in the dark we hid the heart that bleeds, and wait, and tend our agonizing needs." in context, the expression "the night, whose sable breast relieves the stark,/ white stars, is no less lovely being dark; " is best interpreted as a. the light of the stars overpowers the black of night b. the black of night overpowers the light of the stars c. black and white contribute equally to the beauty of the night sky d. black and white continuously compete for prominence in the night sky

Read this excerpt from welty's "a visit of charity": "i'm a campfire i have to pay a visit to some oldlady," she told the nurse at the desk. this was a woman ina white uniform who looked as if she were cold; she hadclose-cut hair which stood up on the very top of her headexactly like a sea wave. marian, the little girl, did not tell herthat this visit would give her a minimum of only threepoints in her score."acquainted with any of our residents? " asked the nurse. she lifted one eyebrow and spoke like a man. which narrative technique does welty use to slow the pace of the story in thispassage? oa. limited descriptionsob. a gloomy settingoc. short sentencesod. complex sentences