Part A - How did Bathsheba react when she realized that one man at the market was not looking at her? A)She knew that every man except him was watching her, so his neglect was of no consequence.

B)She felt humiliated that of gentleman did not admire her, and she knew that everyone else noticed, too.

C)She was shocked at first that any man would not be interested, but then she realized how presumptuous that was and laughed it off.

D)She pretended that his lack of attention did not matter, but she was mildly offended.

Read the following excerpt from "dark tower" by claude mckay before you choose your answer. "we shall not always plant while others reap the golden increment of bursting fruit, nor always countenance, abject and mute, that lesser men should hold their brothers cheap; not everlastingly while others sleep shall we beguile their limbs with mellow flute, not always bend to some more subtle brute. we were not made eternally to weep. the night, whose sable breast relieves the stark, white stars, is no less lovely being dark; and there are buds that cannot bloom at all in light, but crumple, piteous, and fall. so in the dark we hid the heart that bleeds, and wait, and tend our agonizing needs." in context, the expression "the night, whose sable breast relieves the stark,/ white stars, is no less lovely being dark; " is best interpreted as a. the light of the stars overpowers the black of night b. the black of night overpowers the light of the stars c. black and white contribute equally to the beauty of the night sky d. black and white continuously compete for prominence in the night sky