Based on the following excerpt, in what way does the fur piece serve as a contextual symbol for miss brill in katherine mansfield’s short story “miss brill”? just at that moment a boy and girl came and sat down where the old couple had been. they were beautifully dressed; they were in love. the hero and heroine, of course, just arrived from his father's yacht. and still soundlessly singing, still with that trembling smile, miss brill prepared to listen. "no, not now," said the girl. "not here, i can't." "but why? because of that stupid old thing at the end there? " asked the boy. "why does she come here at all—who wants her? why doesn't she keep her silly old mug at home? " "it's her fu-ur which is so funny," giggled the girl. "it's exactly like a fried whiting*." "ah, be off with you! " said the boy in an angry whisper. then: "tell me, ma petite chère–" "no, not here," said the girl. "not yet." *whiting: a kind of fish

a)the girl's ridicule of miss brill's fur piece is symbolic of the way miss brill chooses to not be a part of society.

b)the girl's comparison of the fur piece to fried fish symbolizes miss brill's "fried" or depressed state of mind.

c) because the fur piece is a dead animal that is likened to a fish, it becomes a symbol that negatively reflects miss brill.

d) because the boy and girl can’t understand why someone would wear fur, it shows that others have a difficult time relating to miss brill.

Which evidence supports the inference that nora is afraid of what torvald will say if krogstad tells him about her forgery? do it for my sake—for your own sake—for the children's sake." "you don't know what that letter can bring upon us." "yes, it's too late." "you will never have to do that."

Excerpt from 100% - the story of a patriot upton sinclair 10 so peter walked along, with his belt drawn tight, and his restless blue eyes wandering here and there, looking for a place to get a meal. there were jobs to be had, but they were hard jobs, and peter wanted an easy one. there are people in this world who live by their muscles, and others who live by their wits; peter belonged to the latter class; and had missed many a meal rather than descend in the social scale. 11 peter looked into the faces of everyone he passed, searching for a possible opening. some returned his glance, but never for more than a second, for they saw an insignificant looking man, undersized, undernourished, and with one shoulder higher than the other, a weak chin and mouth, crooked teeth, and a brown moustache too feeble to hold itself up at the corners. peters' straw hat had many straws missing, his second-hand brown suit was become third-hand, and his shoes were turning over at the sides. in a city where everybody was "hustling," everybody, as they phrased it, "on the make," why should anyone take a second glance at peter gudge? why should anyone care about the restless soul hidden inside him, or dream that peter was, in his own obscure way, a sort of genius? no one did care; no one did dream. 12 it was about two o'clock of an afternoon in july, and the sun beat down upon the streets of american city. there were crowds upon the streets, and peter noticed that everywhere were flags and bunting. once or twice he heard the strains of distant music, and wondered what was "up." peter had not been reading the newspapers; all his attention bad been taken up by the quarrels of the smithers faction and the lunk faction in the first apostolic church, otherwise known as the holy rollers, and great events that had been happening in the world outside were of no concern to him. peter knew vaguely that on the other side of the world half a dozen mighty nations were locked together in a grip of death; the whole earth was shaken with their struggles, and peter had felt a bit of the trembling now and then. but peter did not know that his own country had anything to do with this european quarrel, and did not know that certain great interests throughout the country had set themselves to rouse the public to action. based on the author's characterization of peter in paragraphs 10, 11, and 12, which word best describes him? a) industrious b) loyal c) patriotic d) poor

“speak up for tory principles” in his political speech, disraeli addresses the principles of the tory party. explain what they are and how he relates them to the condition of the people. use textual evidence to support your claim