Read the excerpt from Flannery O’Connor’s “The Life You Save May Be Your Own.”

He was more depressed than ever as he drove on by himself. The late afternoon had grown hot and sultry and the country had flattened out.

Which best describes the irony in the excerpt?
The heat of the day is indicative of Mr. Shiftlet’s negative feelings of his life and situation.
Mr. Shiftlet would have preferred to travel with his new wife, Lucynell, but she has left him at the diner.
The young boy rejected Mr. Shiftlet’s offer to give him a ride, and now the man finds himself alone.
Mr. Shiftlet has the car he wanted and managed to rid himself of his wife, but he still is not happy.

Which image from those paintings does not demonstrate the “suffering” auden describes in his poem?

Comprehension the questions below refer to the selection "games at twilight." at the end of the story, ravi — a. feels victorious b. has become mature enough to shrug off a loss in a game c. feels defeated and insignificant d. is he has won the affection of the other children select the best answer from the choices provided a b c d

Buckminster boy. she glared at him. "lizzie, i swear to you, as sure as i'm standing right here—that's a lie. every bit of it. every single bit." "my granddaddy said it was a lie, too." she leaned her head to one side and looked at him steadily. "so why haven't you been down to the island? " "so only you get to ask questions now? " "yes." she waited. "i haven't been down to the island because my father believes that you were using me to you stay on malaga island." "well," she said slowly. "well." "i didn't believe it, either." the sea breeze lay at their feet panting, hoping they would play with it again. based on what turner and lizzie say, which is the best conclusion that can be drawn? they are angered by the lies the adults have been spreading. neither of them is able to fully trust what the other is claiming. each trusts the other and cares a great deal about their friendship. both are worried about the troubles their friendship may bring.