Which details from the text best support the central idea? select two options. a. "you appear to be mistaken about me." b. "do not imagine that i am so unjust as to blame you." c. "i wish to set you right." "i understand your situation and can pity you." d. "i have acquired all the wealth and luxury that you see me enjoy."  "oh! " replied sindbad, "do not imagine that i am so unjust as to blame you. on the contrary, i understand your situation and can pity you. only you appear to be mistaken about me, and i wish to set you right. you doubtless imagine that i have acquired all the wealth and luxury that you see me enjoy without difficulty or danger, but this is far indeed from being the case. i have only reached this happy state after having for years suffered every possible kind of toil and danger.

If a text made the claim that act iv was the most important act in the entire play, what evidence could you find to prove the accuracy of that claim? list one piece of evidence from the text to support that claim.

"where are you taking me? " the car hesitated, or rather gave a faint whirring click, as if information, somewhere, was dropping card by punch- slotted card under electric eyes. "to the psychiatric center for research on regressive tendencies." he got in. the door shut with a soft thud. the police car rolled through the night avenues, flashing its dim lights ahead. which statement best describes the intended aesthetic impact of this excerpt? o a. by showing leonard obeying the police car, the author reinforces the theme of surrendering one s individuality. o b. by relating the way the car responds, the author underscores the theme of the dangers of a mechanized of society o c. by having leonard, a seemingly normal person, taken to a psychiatric center, the author injects irony, leaving the reader surprised o d. by showing leonard communicating with another person, the author satisfies his need for human contact, leaving the reader hopeful

Realism was a fairly influential and widespread literary movement in the united states in the latter half of the nineteenth century. which american writer is among the pioneers of american realism? a. ernest hemingway b. f. scott fitzgerald c. j. d. salinger d. mark twain