What role does setting play in the short story, "The Gift of the Magi"? Select all that apply.
The fact that it's Christmas sets the stage for acts of sacrifice and selflessness, which helps develop the theme
m It is not important at all the story's plot and theme would have been exactly the same had it happened at any other time of year.
none of the above
D all of the above
It advances the plot of the story, for if it were not Christmas, there would have been no gift exchange

the correct answer is d. log.

the object of a preposition refers to a noun or a pronoun regulated by a preposition, normally the noun that comes after the preposition is told the preposition ‘s object.

the answer is b: overstatement.   overstatement is a literary technique used by writers to put emphasis on   a certain point, by describing or explaining something in a way that makes it seem more important or more serious than it really is. "crumbling", "for generations", "millions would flock", "profits woul soar" "the best principal ever" are some examples from the excerpt.

i think that the first one would be the best.