Review the passage the listeners for he suddenly smote on the door, even louder, and lifted his head tell them i came and no one answered that i kept my word he said. based on this passage what is the best inference about the man a.) he was a soldier away at war. b.) his mother and father had once lived it the house. c.) he was gone longer then the inhabitant of the house expected. d.) he was an unreliable person, so no one expected him to come. some one me

The answer is C.  He was gone longer thant the inhabitant of the house expected.

 This man, after a long time away, returns to this place, the house that belonged to someone he knew and to whom he had probably made some vow or promise (he said kept his word).  After a while, impatiently, he smote on the door and asked the people watching to inform the inhabitant that he had been there. Nobody expected his visit after such a long time.

a because they still enjoy the fire.

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answer: metaphor: because there is a comparison between the treasures spread on the ground and the evil seed of adam drifting from the shoreline  

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