Read the excerpt from the little foxes. regina. (to ben) horace would like to talk to you now. horace. horace would not like to talk to you now. i am very tired, regina— regina. (comes to him) . you’ve said we’ll try our best with each other. i’ll try. really, i will. do this for me now. you will see what i’ve done while you’ve been away. how i watched your interests. (laughs gaily) and i’ve done very well too. but things can’t be delayed any longer. everything must be settled this week— (horace sits down. ben enters. oscar has stayed in the dining room, his head turned to watch them. leo is pretending to read the newspaper) now you must tell horace all about it. only be quick because he is very tired and must go to bed. (horace is looking up at her. his face hardens as she speaks) but i think your news will be better for him than all the medicine in the world. ben. (looking at horace) it could wait. horace may not feel like talking today. regina. what an old faker you are! you know it can’t wait. you know it must be finished this week. you’ve been just as anxious for horace to get here as i’ve been. what does this excerpt emphasize about the character of regina? her dismissive attitude toward her husband her anger toward her husband about his past decisions her desire to be a traditional wife for her husband her innate belief that she is inferior to her husband

How does the narrator’s knowledge of his postapocalyptic world in "by the waters of babylon” affect his reactions to the different settings? it motivates him to make up stories about the world and the places he explores. it has caused him to fear the settings outside the hill country, so he tries to avoid them. it forces him to reject what he sees and experiences himself at various locations in the story. it makes him cautious about new settings yet open-minded and critical of what he experiences.

What theme is the main theme of this excerpt from the metal pig by hans christian andersen? in the garden of the grand duke's palace under the roof of one of the wings were a thousand roses bloom in winter, a little ragged boy had been sitting the whole day long. the boy might serve as a type of italy lovely and smiling and yet suffering. he was hungry and thirsty but no one gave him anything and when it became dark and they were about to close the gardens, the porter turned him out. a long time he stood musing on the bridge which crosses the arno and looking at the glittering stars that were reflected in the water which flowed between him and the wonderful marble bridge trinita. he then walked away towards the metal pig, half note down, clasped it with his arms, and, putting his mouth to the shining snout, drink deep droughts of the fresh water. close-by lay a few salad leaves into chestnuts, which register for his supper. no one was in the street but himself. it belonged only to him. he boldly seated himself on the pig's back, leaned forward so that his curly head could rest on the head of the animal, and, before he was aware, fell asleep. it was midnight. the metal pig raised himself gently, and the boy heard him say quite distinctly, hold tight little boy, for i am going to run, and way he started for most wonderful ride first they arrived at the p as the del granduca and the metal horse which bears the dukes statue made allowed

Has anyone taken the voices of modernism (1920s to 1940s) unit test? ? i really need read the following sentence. the cars passing by are filled with commuters. identify the present participle in the sentence. a. by b. are c. passing d. filled