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read the excerpt from "the storyteller."

"why weren’t there any flowers? "

"because the pigs had eaten them all," said the bachelor promptly. "the gardeners had told the prince that you couldn’t have pigs and flowers, so he decided to have pigs and no flowers."

there was a murmur of approval at the excellence of the prince’s decision; so many people would have decided the other way.

how does the characterization of the children create satire?

they are curious about what is in the garden.

they are to learn that the prince chooses pigs over flowers.

they interrupt the bachelor just as much as they interrupt their aunt.

they sometimes interrupt because they like the story they are being told.

He said it was because a private detective sees the dark side of human nature. but whatever the reason, gill landers had an innate suspicion of politicians. when senator randy brill walked into his office on that summer day in august, mopping his flushed features with a monogrammed handkerchief, gill could think of no good reason to change his attitude. he'd only met brill once. that had been two years ago at a country club reception for state political notables. since then, he'd learned all he wanted to know about the senator's sinister reputation. gill sat back in his chair, put his feet on his desk, and fought to keep a poker face. but there was no way he could stop the chill that coursed along his spine like a rush of ice water. 29. in this paragraph, the word notables probably signifies that the persons so described a. would like to be politicians. b. are wealthy people. c. have political influence. d. are contributors to charity.

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