Read the passage below, which describes the choir boys. how is the description of the choir boys ironic? remember that irony is when something happens that is the opposite of what is expected.
choose the best answer.
a
select one:
a. the choir boys are described as hunters
b. the choir boys are described as leaders
c. the choir boys are described as being disruptive figures.

Which excerpt from the awakening best highlights the elation edna feels when she thinks of robert? the morning was full of sunlight and hope. edna could see before her no denial—only the promise of excessive joy. she lay in bed awake, with bright eyes full of speculation. “he loves you, poor fool.” he would come to her in the afternoon or evening, sit and roll his cigarette, talk a little, and go away as he had done the night before. but how delicious it would be to have him there with her! robert did not come that day. she was keenly disappointed. he did not come the following day, nor the next. each morning she awoke with hope, and each night she was a prey to despondency. his horses were full of mettle, and even a little unmanageable. she liked the rapid gait at which they spun along, and the quick, sharp sound of the horses' hoofs on the hard road.

Which is not a controlling idea in the essay? a) average joggers b) importance of tradition eliminate c) olympic-level competitors d) fräbel-designed crystal peach

In 250 words, discuss the ways in which the novel relates to the historical context in which it was published.