Read the excerpt from "the general prologue" to the canterbury tales.

but natheless, while i have time and space,
ere that i farther in this tale pace,
me thinketh it accordant to reason,
to tell you alle the condition
of each of them, so as it seemed me,
and which they weren, and of what degree;
and eke in what array that they were in

according to this passage, what is chaucer about to reveal?

a: his tale about a pilgrimage just like the one he is now on

b: his observations about who each pilgrim is, what his/her position in society is, and what he/she looks like

c: his reasons for going on this pilgrimage to canterbury

d: his annoyance with the host for interrupting his tale

Which type of conflict does della face in o. henry’s “the gift of the magi”? a. character versus society b. character versus machine c. character versus character d. character versus nature

Read the excerpt from flannery o'connor's "the life you save may be your own although the old woman lived in this desolate spot with only her daughter and she had never seen mr. shiftlet before, she could tell, even from a distance, that he was a tramp and no one to be afraid of. his left coat sleeve was folded up to show there was only half an arm in it and his gaunt figure listed slightly. which phrase connects these characters to the southern gothic genre? half an arm she had never seen his left coat sleeve folded up

Hurry 20 mins left! study the timeline of russian history, and read the passage from chapter 1 of animal farm. "is it not crystal clear, then, comrades, that all the evils of this life of ours spring from the tyranny of human beings? only get rid of man, and the produce of our labour would be our own. almost overnight we could become rich and free. what then must we do? why, work night and day, body and soul, for the overthrow of the human race! that is my message to you, comrades: rebellion! " which event most likely influenced the writing of this passage? the 1905 massacre of people who were protesting their poor living conditions the 1917 bolshevik revolution, which was inspired by the ideals of lenin the development of the union of soviet socialist republics by lenin in 1922 the collectivization of agriculture by the communist party in russia in 1928