Asked by Nanika Zoldyck

Read the following passage from "The Chrysanthemums" by John Steinbeck.
"I'm off my general road, ma'am," he said. "Does this dirt road cut over across the river to the Los Angeles highway?"

Elisa stood up and shoved the thick scissors in her apron pocket. "Well, yes, it does, but it winds around and then fords the river. I don't think your team could pull through the sand."

He replied with some asperity: "It might surprise you what them beasts can pull through."


The word asperity suggests that the man felt __________ Elisa.
(1 point)
Responses

sorry for
sorry for

curious about
curious about

insulted by
insulted by

attracted to
Answered by Nanika Zoldyck
Which of the following contributed to the rise of the Harlem Renaissance?

(1 point)
Responses

the end of World War I
the end of World War I

the Stock Market Crash of 1929
the Stock Market Crash of 1929

the absence of racism in New York
the absence of racism in New York

the migration of African Americans to northern cities
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Match the literary term with its correct definition.


when a story begins in the middle of the action

(1 point)
Responses

allegory
allegory

aphorism
aphorism

diction
diction

in medias res
in medias res

metaphor
Answered by Nanika Zoldyck
Match the literary term with its correct definition.
an author's word choice
(1 point)
Responses

allegory
allegory

aphorism
aphorism

diction
diction

in medias res
in medias res

metaphor
Answered by Nanika Zoldyck
atch the literary term with its correct definition.
when objects, persons, or objects in a story are used as symbols
(1 point)
Responses

allegory
allegory

aphorism
aphorism

diction
diction

in medias res
in medias res

metaphor
Answered by GPT 3.5
insulted by
Answered by GPT 3.5
the migration of African Americans to northern cities
Answered by GPT 3.5
in medias res
Answered by GPT 3.5
diction
Answered by GPT 3.5
allegory