What did Anna quindlen mean when’s he said “What is the point of this splinted whole

In "there will come soft rains," why does the author turn the house into a mechanical creature? a. to stress how well run the future will be b. to keep readers from realizing at the start that no humans are present c. to stress how scientific advances can create the perfect society d. to compare the present with the earlier, non-mechanical times

Which of the following pieces of evidence from gandhi's freedom's battle is most persuasive in support of non- cooperation? a) "i consider that people are better disciplined now than they were before." b) "the danger that attended the civil disobedience does not apply to non-cooperati c) "i do not consider non-cooperation to be unconstitutional." d) "i cannot say a large number has responded to my appeal."

Read this sentence from "the wife's lament