African Noel by Mark Patinkin 1. The writer recognises that he and the desert people come from different background, yet he
says, And tonight, I, too, have nothing for this one night we share our lives." What Similarities does he
see? To what extend does he really share their lives? Do you really believe that Patinkio has nothing?

2.Is the main idea of the essay explicitly stated?To what degree does the evidence in the essay
support the main idea?​

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here? irony personification metaphor simile