So nothing is as sweet as a man's own country,
His own parents, even though he's settled down
In some luxurious house, off in a foreign land
And far from those who bore him.
No more. Come,
Let me tell you about the voyage fraught with hardship
Zeus inflicted on me, homeward bound from Troy.
Which statement best describes the two themes developed in this passage?
O
A. It's important to respect your roots, and it's possible to overcome even
the biggest obstacles.
O
B. A person should share his wealth with his parents, and people who stray
from home should be punished.
O
C. If you leave home you'll suffer, and the gods are vengeful beings.
O
D. People who have suffered are likely to lie, and the gods are kind to those
who travel.

Read the following excerpt from "dark tower" by claude mckay before you choose your answer. "we shall not always plant while others reap the golden increment of bursting fruit, nor always countenance, abject and mute, that lesser men should hold their brothers cheap; not everlastingly while others sleep shall we beguile their limbs with mellow flute, not always bend to some more subtle brute. we were not made eternally to weep. the night, whose sable breast relieves the stark, white stars, is no less lovely being dark; and there are buds that cannot bloom at all in light, but crumple, piteous, and fall. so in the dark we hid the heart that bleeds, and wait, and tend our agonizing needs." in context, the expression "the night, whose sable breast relieves the stark,/ white stars, is no less lovely being dark; " is best interpreted as a. the light of the stars overpowers the black of night b. the black of night overpowers the light of the stars c. black and white contribute equally to the beauty of the night sky d. black and white continuously compete for prominence in the night sky