The author most likely wrote this passage as an allegory to OA. use fictional places as symbols for life experiences.
Chapter 3: The City of Choices
by J. Robbins
After passing through the land of Middle Skool, Stu
Dent continued on his long journey to the Kingdom of
Diploma. He checked his map carefully and saw that the
City of Choices lay between him and his goal. All travelers
to Diploma were forced to pass through this strange and
frightening city. Stu knew he would need all his courage to
successfully navigate the confusing streets of Choices.
His father, Paulie Dent, had always warned him that
unwise travelers were sure to be lost forever in the city's
maze-like streets.
As Stu entered the City of Choices, he was amazed at
the number of people wandering aimlessly through the
streets. He tried to read the street signs but became even
more confused. Each street sign contained a question-
one street was named "Who am I?" and the cross-street
ur named "Who will herome?" Si henan to wander as
OB. show that all cities need to use better street signs.
OC. show that characters in fiction are always foolish.
OD. help readers locate the City of Choices on a map.
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Read the excerpt from "the storyteller." the smaller girl created a diversion by beginning to recite "on the road to mandalay.” she only knew the first line, but she put her limited knowledge to the fullest possible use. she repeated the line over and over again in a dreamy but resolute and very audible voice; it seemed to the bachelor as though some one had had a bet with her that she could not repeat the line aloud two thousand times without stopping. whoever it was who had made the wager was likely to lose his bet. "come over here and listen to a story,” said the aunt, when the bachelor had looked twice at her and once at the communication cord. the children moved listlessly towards the aunt’s end of the carriage. evidently her reputation as a storyteller did not rank high in their estimation. in a low, confidential voice, interrupted at frequent intervals by loud, petulant questionings from her listeners, she began an unenterprising and deplorably uninteresting story about a little girl who was good, and made friends with every one on account of her goodness, and was finally saved from a mad bull by a number of rescuers who admired her moral character. which instances of situational irony occur in the passage? select two options. a.) “whoever it was who had made the wager was likely to lose his bet.” b.) “‘come over here and listen to a story,’ said the aunt, when the bachelor had looked twice at her and once at the communication cord.” -- c.) “the children moved listlessly towards the aunt’s end of the carriage.” d.) “evidently her reputation as a story-teller did not rank high in their estimation.” -- e.) “in a low, confidential voice, interrupted at frequent intervals by loud, petulant questionings from her listeners, she began an unenterprising and deplorably uninteresting story about a little girl who was good.”