Read the excerpt below from the short story “the bet” by anton p. chekhov and answer the question that follows. among the company was a lawyer, a young man of about twenty-five. on being asked his opinion, he said: “capital punishment and life-imprisonment are equally immoral; but if i were offered the choice between them, i would certainly choose the second. it’s better to live somehow than not to live at all.” there ensued a lively discussion. the banker who was then younger and more nervous suddenly lost his temper, banged his fist on the table, and turning to the young lawyer, cried out: “it’s a lie. i bet you two millions you wouldn’t stick in a cell even for five years.” which type of conflict occurs in the excerpt above? rowdy internal external ironic

Need asap will give if correct must read story choose the answer. (the white umbrella) review the detail. miss crosman praises eugenie's piano skills. which best explains how this action develops the theme? a: it create the image that eugenie is perfect. b: it shows that miss crosman is a good piano teacher. c: it reveals that eugenie is a fake. d: it shows that miss crosman is overly excitable.

When i was young enough to still spend a long time buttoning my shoes in the morning, i'd listen toward the hall: daddy upstairs was shaving, in the bathroom, and mother downstairs was frying the bacon. they would begin whispering back and forth to each other up and down the stairwell. my father would whistle his phrase, my mother would try to whistle, then hum hers backi drew my buttonhook in and out and listened to it -know it was "the merry widow." the difference was, their song almost floated with laughter. how different from the record, which growled from the beginning, as if the victrola were only slowly being wound up. they kept it running between them, up and down the stairs where i was now just about ready to run clattering down and show them my shoes. what is the effect of the parallelism used in the above excerpt? it establishes the rhythm of a duet to echo the song. it expresses the same ideas. it mirrors opposite ideas. it is a paradox.

What happens to miss havisham during pips last visit with her? a. she loses her fortune in a bad business dealb. she passes away after seeking forgiveness c. she is burned when her dress catches on fired. she hangs herself from a beam in her house