Read the following excerpt from "the four hundred year old woman" by bharati mukherjee and answer the following question. the people i write about are culturally and politically several hundred years old: consider the history they have witnessed (colonialism, technology, education, liberation, civil war, uprooting). they have shed old identities, taken new ones, and learned to hide scars. they may sell newspapers and clean your offices at night. when referring to the allusion several hundred years old, what did the author imply about the immigrants in america? most immigrants felt old because they wanted to go to their homeland. most immigrants had experienced so much extreme change and uprooting, they felt like they had witnessed enough change to last several lifetimes. most immigrants hoped to live long lives in america. most immigrants disliked living in america.

Which two lines in this excerpt from arthur conan doyle's "the contest" suggest that emperor nero was ruthless? each choice is in brackets. [an hour later the shepherd was well on his way to his mountain home, and about the same time the emperor, having received the chaplet of olympia for the incomparable excellence of his performance, was making inquiries with a frowning brow as to who the insolent person might be who had dared to utter such contemptuous criticisms.] [“bring him to me here this instant,” said he, “and let marcus with his knife and branding-iron be in attendance.”] [“rumours! ” cried the angry nero. “what do you mean, arsenius? i tell you that the fellow was an ignorant upstart, with the bearing of a boor and the voice of a peacock.] [i have half a mind to burn their town about their ears so that they may remember my visit.”] [“i conquered! you are mad, arsenius. what do you mean? ”] [it is whispered that for once the great god pan has condescended to measure himself against a mortal.”]