Read this excerpt from "the legend." there's a rembrandt glow on his face, a triangle of orange in the hollow of his cheek as a last flash of sunset blazes the storefronts and lit windows of the street. in these lines, the allusion to the great seventeenth-century portrait painter rembrandt highlights the theme "youth is the best time of life." "people are nothing next to nature." "individual lives are important." "our lives depend on the sun."

The interaction between joanna and triburcio can best be described as a) heated b) apathetic c) despondent d) hopeful

What is the phrase a tiny shoot of phase prikled by the mind

From this story and the indian saying which precedes it, what can the reader conclude about the culture in which the tale is set? a) they believe that death is always signified by pigeons flying away. b) they think that the behavior of creatures in the natural world can indicate things that will happen to people. c) they believe that honest, hard work provides relief from the ravages of the natural world. d) they think that death isn't the end, but only the beginning of a new life.