According to "A New Biographical Approach," by Emily Toth, how do Chopin’s experiences living in Louisiana’s parishes influence the portrayal of small-town life in her writing? A)They prompt her to create warm and hospitable small-town settings in her work. B)They prompt her to create cruel and unforgiving small-town settings in her work. C)They prompt her to create politically charged small-town settings in her work. D) They prompt her to create beautiful yet stifling small-town settings in her work.

What does the candle symbolize in this excerpt from leo tolstoy’s the death of ivan ilyich? “when i am not, what will there be? there will be nothing. then where shall i be when i am no more? can this be dying? no, i don’t want to! ” he jumped up and tried to light the candle, felt for it with trembling hands, dropped candle and candlestick on the floor, and fell back on his pillow. a. ivan ilyich’s shallow lifestyle b. ivan ilyich’s troubled conscience c. ivan ilyich’s murky past d. ivan ilyich’s approaching death