Which detail from "The Magic Prison" foreshadows that the prison is becoming a palace again? A. "Just then he heard a harsh, grating sound, as of rusty bolts sliding with difficulty out of their sockets; and then faint rays of light, not wider than a hair, began to shine between the heavy mirrors."

B. "The next day he was so hungry that he began to eat one of the old withered apples, and as he bit it he thought of the bird, his fellow prisoner."

C. "At last he heard, or thought he heard, a faint sound. He listened eagerly. It seemed to be some tiny creature not far from him trying to move about."

D. "One day, soon after this, the little bird fluttered up against the windowpane and beat his wings against it in a vain effort."

Read the extract below and identify the three kind(s) of bias that are apparent within it. despite being reintroduced in the 1600s by idle, muddle-headed aristocrats in order to be slaughtered for fun, all the wild boars that were brought to australia from the continent eventually died out. for the next 300 years there were no boars in australia, but in the 1980s farmers saw a chance to diversify and began to import and farm them. some of these beautiful, intelligent animals escaped and established herds of their own, once again living wild and purely natural lives. while their ideal home is in woodland, boars are hardy and are able to live in multiple habitats. a/ mistreatment of opposing views b/ positive stereotyping c/ subjective vocabulary d/ personal attacks e/statistics f/ corporate bias e/ negative stereotyping g/ offensive language

In about two hundred words, explain how the author's use of folktales and symbolism add meaning to the story and convey the central theme of the novel: the disintegration of the traditional igbo society as a result of its contact with european practices and beliefs.

What steps best a reader determine the central idea of a text? select three options.