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Choose the best description of the tone in each selection from the unit.

A. "The Gift of the Magi": ironic and condescending
"Fabric of Their Lives": admiring and appreciative
"To Be of Use": earnest and judgmental
"I Hear America Singing": honoring and lauding
"The Necklace": reproving and mocking

B. "The Gift of the Magi": witty and sardonic
"Fabric of Their Lives": outraged and angry
"To Be of Use": earnest and enthusiastic
"I Hear America Singing": honoring and admonishing
"The Necklace": realistic and ironic

C. "The Gift of the Magi": ironic and compassionate
"Fabric of Their Lives": admiring and appreciative
"To Be of Use": enthusiastic and earnest
"I Hear America Singing": honoring and admiring
"The Necklace": realistic and ironic

D. "The Gift of the Magi": humorous and ironic
"Fabric of Their Lives": condescending and cold
"To Be of Use": persuasive and judgmental
"I Hear America Singing": passionate and cheerful
"The Necklace": ironic and sardonic

5 answers

The answer is C.
Which of the following themes is NOT contained in “The Necklace”?

A. Appearances are deceiving.

B. Hard work shapes a person's character.

C. People should learn to appreciate what they have.

D. Envy makes people lose sight of what is really important.
The theme that is NOT contained in "The Necklace" is B. Hard work shapes a person's character.
What is the meaning of meretricious as it is used in this sentence from “The Gift of the Magi”?

It was a platinum fob chain simple and chaste in design, properly proclaiming its vale by substance alone and not by meretricious ornamentation—as all good things should do.

A. showy and vulgar

B. fashionable and glitzy

C. low-quality and cheap

D. ridiculous and exaggerated
A. showy and vulgar