How does the setting most affect ruth's ideas about having a baby? a. she worries because there is no room for a baby in the small apartment. b. she worries because women had limited options in the 1950s. c. she worries because the family will soon be forced out of their new house. d. she worries because she does not want to bring a baby into a racially charged world.

What is the main source of irony in this poem? -the idea that winning is really losing -the idea that failures hold success in higher esteem than those who are successful -the idea that dying is winning

What does jack’s confusion suggest about the rules that govern victorian society? if a rule exists, it must exist for a very important reason. rules are a necessary part of any respectable society. rules are very difficult to change once they are established. if the rule can easily be changed, then it is meaningless.

Once i saw mountains angry, and ranged in battle-front. against them stood a little man; aye, he was no bigger than my finger. i laughed, and spoke to one near me, "will he prevail? " "surely," replied this other; "his grandfathers beat them many times." then did i see much virtue in grandfathers— at least, for the little man who stood against the mountains. which best describes the theme of this poem? people are more powerful than elements of nature. x people can find strength by understanding past generations. (correct) people are arrogant in their belief that they are stronger than nature. x people who are resilient are able to act courageously. x