A man was traveling with his son and donkey. They met a stranger who said, "You should seat the boy on the donkey." The boy followed his advice. Later, they met a woman. "Boy, let your old father ride!"
cried the woman. So the boy let his father ride the donkey. As they went on they met a traveler who
cried, "How cruel of them! They might hurt the donkey!" Hearing this, the father and the son tried to
carry the donkey on their shoulders, but the donkey broke free and galloped away. The father and son
realized that it is impossible to follow everyone's advice.
What is the moral of the story?
A.
Animals must be treated kindly.
B.
Fathers should help their sons.
C.
Sons should respect their fathers.
D.
You cannot please everyone.

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