What events from "the black cal" seem to prove the wife's superstition abou cats to be correct? a. the house burns to the ground the day after the narrator kills the first cat b. the narrator hides the body of his wife within the wall of his cellar c. the narrator hangs the first black cat from a tree in his yard d. the wife stops the narrator from killing the second cat in the cellar

Read the excerpt from act i of the importance of being earnest. lady bracknell. well, i must say, algernon, that i think it is high time that mr. bunbury made up his mind whether he was going to live or to die. this shilly-shallying with the question is absurd. . i should be much obliged if you would ask mr. bunbury, from me, to be kind enough not to have a relapse on saturday, for i rely on you to arrange my music for me. it is my last reception, and one wants something that will encourage conversation, particularly at the end of the season when every one has practically said whatever they had to say, which, in most cases, was probably not much. what aspect of lady bracknell’s behavior does wilde use to poke fun at the importance placed on frivolous events in formal society? her concern with a party instead of mr. bunbury’s health her interest in playing classical music at her reception her jealousy over algernon’s friendship with the sickly mr. bunbury her concern about the health of algernon’s friend

It's to know your purpose before you read something because a purpose can:

Satire can best be defined as the literary form or technique in which and are used to criticize one's vices.