Which textual evidence from “The Necklace” best supports the idea that Mathilde’s beauty exceeds her station in life? A “She had no dowry, no expectations, no way of being known, understood, loved, married by any rich and distinguished man.”

B “She dressed plainly because she could not dress well, but she was as unhappy as if she had really fallen from her proper place in life.”

C “All these things, which another woman of her rank would never even have noticed, tortured her and made her angry.”

D “She was prettier than any other woman there, elegant, graceful, smiling, and wild with joy.”

Returning from vietnam, we were given a parade. crowds of screaming people waving signs — not just on one road, one day. no, they were everywhere. every day. on the streets, on the television, on the radio. a hot, angry tangle of shaking fists and ugly words that threatened us like a monster with a hundred heads. our country had chewed us up and spit us out, and now we were being treated as if it were our fault. which sentence best uses figurative language to match the paragraph's tone? a. our feet were frozen in place as the street itself strained to hold us back. b. i felt unappreciated and condemned for actions i had thought were heroic. c. i hadn't expected to find myself in a rags-to-riches situation such as this. d. we had come home to a feeding frenzy and were being treated as bait.