Excerpt from Experimental Art
Hank Jaskulka

I’ve got another world of which I like to gladly dream.6

Some say that it’s abnormal; my affections are exclusive.7
In science, they say, emotions are something quite elusive.8
The author makes the claim that "In science, they say, emotions are something quite elusive." This claim could be better supported if

A) the author added at least five or six more stanzas about his dreams.
B) the author gave more examples of successful works of art he'd completed.
C) the author specified who the "they" is and quoted these critics directly.
D) the author described in detail a few of the science experiments he'd done.

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.