1, a theme of “the love song of j. alfred prufrock” is
a there is evidence of the disintegration of modern society.
b. many individuals of modern society exhibit indecision to act.
c. many individuals of modern society exhibit patience in acting at the right moment.
d. both a and b
e. both b and c
2. “i have measured out my life in coffee spoons” suggests:
a. prufrock’s sensibility
b. being aware of his obsession with coffee
c. prufrock’s comparing his life to trivial matters
d. a sense of isolation
e. all of the above
3. in lines 44 and 45, “do i dare/ disturb the universe? ” the universe refers to:
a. his peers at the coffee house.
b. all the world.
c. his small social circle of middle-class acquaintances.
d. the relationship he has with the woman he loves.
e. both c and d

fire

explanation:

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serve the people! ,” smoothly translated by julia lovell, offers an initial sample of yan lianke’s writing to an english-speaking audience. a bluntly drawn, mildly erotic fable, it teases mao zedong by poking fun at a true believer who obeys the chairman’s precepts too literally. to a western sensibility, the broad strokes of yan lianke’s humor would seem to pose little risk of inciting rebellion, whether of the flesh or of the body politic. but then, part of the book’s attraction is that it doesn’t have a western sensibility. it lets the reader see — or rather, intuit — what jokes chinese officials don’t consider funny, and how very little it takes for a writer to be branded an incendiary in 21st-century china, more than three decades after the death of mao, a decade after the death of deng xiaoping and seven years since china entered the world trade organization, a move that would seem to signal a willingness (however wary) to mingle with the rest of the world.