As the signalman is relating the chilling tale of the woman who died while riding the train, the narrator describes the wind passing through the wires above. which of the following best describes how this relates to the story?
a. it reinforces the suspenseful plot of the story.
b. it introduces an element of dramatic irony to the story.
c. it adds to the author's characterization of the narrator as gullible.
d. it changes the point of view from which the story is being told.

Egbert couldn't wait to see paris! he left the safety of the limb and soared into the blue sky! he had many miles to travel before reaching paris. egbert is a a) bird. b) dog. c) grasshopper. d) squirrel.

What is the central idea of the "allegory of the cave"? a. most men live chained to the wall of a cave all of their lives, facing a blank wall, and trying to guess the nature of objects reflected by a fire. b. a philosopher is like a prisoner freed from the cave that comes to understand that the shadows are not reality, rather he understands reality by his experience. c. men who allow their experience to be shaped by perceptions and shadows do not know a better life. d. a philosopher must return to share the news of enlightenment with others who will not necessarily accept his good news. part

O. henry chooses specific words and phrases to point to the story's historical setting. what language gives a sense of the story's time and place