Anovel focuses on the lives of emily and her great-great-grandmother mirna. the story switches back and forth between the story of mirna, a farmer's wife in virginia who must run the farm by herself when her husband goes off to fight in the civil war, and emily, a young newlywed who takes a job at a factory to support herself while her husband is away fighting in world war ii. which literary device is used in the novel? a. parallel plots b. foreshadowing c. anticlimax d. contrivance

Read the following short excerpt of student writing. use your vocabulary and grammar knowledge to determine which suggestions you would make to improve his or her grammar and word choice. i really thought she loved me but i discovered her grave betrayal one afternoon. it was easy to figure out because she accidentally sent a text to me that was meant for him. i was confused by the text because it said, "don't tell mike." i felt insulted that she thought she could get away with this infidelity. at first i felt very angry bitter and hateful but then i felt so hopeless and depressed. i longed for her to call me. i thought if i could just hear her pleasing voice, maybe then i would not be filled with such bitterness. instead of calling her i talked to another friend who is good at listening and feeling my pain. talking with her makes me feel euphoric. i think i may be on the road to recovery.what word would you suggest to replace the underlined word or words in this excerpt? instead of calling her, i talked to another friend who is (good at listening and feeling my pain). talking with her makes me feel euphoric. amorous sentimental empathetic grave

Malcolm x's attitude towards the dictionary could best be described as a) apathetic b) dumbfounded c) awestruck d) disinterested

Which statement is the most accurate summary of this excerpt from leo tolstoy’s the death of ivan ilyich?