Asked by catie
Read the excerpt from O. Henry's "The Gift of the Magi. " Which three sentences in this passage reflect traditional stereotypes of men and women?
A. White fingers and nimble tore at the string and paper.
B. And then an ecstatic scream of joy; and then, alas! a quick feminine change to hysterical tears and wails, necessitating the immediate employment of all the comforting powers of the lord of the flat.
C. And now, they were hers, but the tresses that should have adorned the coveted adornments were gone.
D. And then Della leaped up like a little singed cat and cried, "Oh, oh!"
E. Jim had not yet seen his beautiful present.
F. Instead of obeying, Jim tumbled down on the couch and put his hands under the back of his head and smiled.
G. And now suppose you put the chops on."
I am not sure of the answers B F and G?
A. White fingers and nimble tore at the string and paper.
B. And then an ecstatic scream of joy; and then, alas! a quick feminine change to hysterical tears and wails, necessitating the immediate employment of all the comforting powers of the lord of the flat.
C. And now, they were hers, but the tresses that should have adorned the coveted adornments were gone.
D. And then Della leaped up like a little singed cat and cried, "Oh, oh!"
E. Jim had not yet seen his beautiful present.
F. Instead of obeying, Jim tumbled down on the couch and put his hands under the back of his head and smiled.
G. And now suppose you put the chops on."
I am not sure of the answers B F and G?