Why did the father's response surprise the kidnappers? a. he offered to pay more than they asked. b. he told them that he wanted them to keep his son. c. he required them to pay him money to take his son back. d. he agreed not to call the authorities and tell them about the kidnapping.

How was don quixote different from the literature before it? how did it signal a change in the history of literature? your answer should contain at least one hundred words.

The literature of nineteenth-century realism depicted everyday life in a realistic way. which statements show that leo tolstoy’s the death of ivan ilyich is a realist text? the description of human struggles in the form of ivan ilyich’s suffering the faithfulness of relationships that ivan ilyich experiences toward the end of his life the romantic tension that occurs between ivan ilyich and his wife the difference between superficial and authentic living the plot ending with a surprising turn of events

What inferences can be made about odysseus based on his choice to stay and see the cyclops?