Read the following excerpt from t. s. eliot's "the love song of j. alfred prufrock": and indeed there will be time to wonder, "do i dare? " and, "do i dare? " time to turn back and descend the stair, with a bald spot in the middle of my hair— (they will say: "how his hair is growing thin! ") my morning coat, my collar mounting firmly to the chin, my necktie rich and modest, but asserted by a simple pin— (they will say: "but how his arms and legs are thin! ") which two themes does this passage most clearly develop? a. it is important to consider other people's feelings; the mind can play tricks on you. b. the world focuses too much on outward appearances; one shouldn't try to live up to others' expectations. c. the modern world can be isolating; one must dream big in order to accomplish one's goals. d. do not judge others unless you're willing to be judged; it's better to be yourself than to pretend to be what you're not.

Read the selection below and answer the question. an open boat by alfred noyes o, what is that whimpering there in the darkness? 

 'let him lie in my arms. he is breathing, i know.
 look. i'll wrap all my hair round his neck' – the sea's rising,
 the boat must be lightened. he's dead. he must go.' 


 see - quick - by that flash, where the bitter foam tosses, 
 the cloud of white faces, in the black open boat, 
 and the wild pleading woman that clasps her dead lover 
 and wraps her loose hair round his breast and his throat.
 'come, lady, he's dead.' - 'no, i feel his heart beating,
 he's living, i know. but he's numbed with the cold. 
 see, i'm wrapping my hair all around him to warm him.' -
- 'no. we can't keep the dead, dear. come, loosen your hold.

 'come. loosen your fingers.' - 'o god, let me keep him! ' -
 o, hide it, black night! let the winds have their way! 
 and there are no voices or ghosts from that darkness, 
 to fret the bare seas at the breaking of day. the rhyme scheme of "an open boat" is abcb abab abba aabc

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In living to tell the tale, what does the following passage mainly reveal about the narrator (paragraph 2)? “there was not a single door, crack in the wall, a human trace that did not find a supernatural resonance in me.” : a) the narrator associates memories to specific objects that he sees. b) the narrator realizes the buildings around him should be demolished. c) the narrator feels as though he wants to connect to the people of the town. d) the narrator is unsure why he feels frightened while walking with his mother.