Read the sentence from Gulliver's Travels As thennews my arrival spread through the kingdom, it brought prodigious numbers of rich, , and curious people to see me, so the villages were almost emptied and great neglect of tillage and household affairs must have ensued Which context clue from this sentence would be most helpful in determining the meaning of prodigious? A. The phrase "rich , idle, and curious people suggests that a great variety of people visited Gulliver B. the phrase "the news of my arrival suggests that Gulliver's arrival was not a secret C. The cause "great neglect of and household affairs must have ensued suggests that the people had more important tasks. D. The clause that the villages were almost emptied suggests that almost everyone in the kingdom visited Gulliver

Read the excerpt from act 3 of a doll’s house. mrs. linde: you seemed to me to imply that with me you might have been quite another man. krogstad: i am certain of it. mrs. linde: is it too late now? krogstad: christine, are you saying this deliberately? yes, i am sure you are. i see it in your face. have you really the courage, then—? mrs. linde: i want to be a mother to someone, and your children need a mother. we two need each other. nils, i have faith in your real character—i can dare anything together with you. krogstad [grasps her hands]. , , christine! now i shall find a way to clear myself in the eyes of the world. ah, but i forgot— how does the conflict in this passage develop a theme? mrs. linde creates a conflict by promising something she cannot give to krogstad, which develops the theme that empty promises can destroy relationships. krogstad continues the conflict by choosing clearing his name over having a life with mrs. linde, which develops the theme that you must often choose yourself over others. krogstad creates a conflict by deceiving mrs. linde about his intentions, which develops the theme that, in love, actions speak louder than words. mrs. linde resolves the conflict by committing to a new life with krogstad, which develops the theme that new beginnings are always possible.