Choose the letter of the implied main idea of the passage below. Everyone enjoys sitting in front of a crackling wood fire on a cold day. But how many realize that fireside
pleasures can lead to unpleasant surprises? Birds can nest in a chimney, clogging the flue and causing smoke
back-up or chimney fires. Also, small cracks in a chimney shaft can allow flames to dart sideways, coming in
contact with house walls. Serious lung distress can be caused by some items that people burn in fireplaces,
such as lumber treated with toxic chemicals or colored paper. And, of course, bits of ash and sparks can fly
out and ignite a carpet or curtain.
Fireplaces should be outlawed.
Fireplaces should be inspected regularly.
Birds that nest in a chimney may cause smoke back up.
Fireplaces can lead to problems.

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here? irony personification metaphor simile