Read these excerpts. excerpt from “araby” by james joyce the wild garden behind the house contained a central apple-tree and a few straggling bushes, under one of which i found the late tenant’s rusty bicycle-pump. excerpt from “genesis 2.9” from the bible the lord god made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground—trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food. in the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. refer to explorations in literature for a complete version of this story. which pair of quotations best shows how joyce links the excerpt from genesis with the excerpt from “araby”? a.) “a few straggling bushes” with “the tree of life” b.) “a central apple-tree” with “the tree of knowledge” c.) “the… rusty bicycle-pump” with “good and evil” d.) “behind the house” with “middle of the garden”

Read the excerpt from act 3 of a doll’s house. mrs. linde: you seemed to me to imply that with me you might have been quite another man. krogstad: i am certain of it. mrs. linde: is it too late now? krogstad: christine, are you saying this deliberately? yes, i am sure you are. i see it in your face. have you really the courage, then—? mrs. linde: i want to be a mother to someone, and your children need a mother. we two need each other. nils, i have faith in your real character—i can dare anything together with you. krogstad [grasps her hands]. , , christine! now i shall find a way to clear myself in the eyes of the world. ah, but i forgot— how does the conflict in this passage develop a theme? mrs. linde creates a conflict by promising something she cannot give to krogstad, which develops the theme that empty promises can destroy relationships. krogstad continues the conflict by choosing clearing his name over having a life with mrs. linde, which develops the theme that you must often choose yourself over others. krogstad creates a conflict by deceiving mrs. linde about his intentions, which develops the theme that, in love, actions speak louder than words. mrs. linde resolves the conflict by committing to a new life with krogstad, which develops the theme that new beginnings are always possible.