Areference in a literary work to a person, place, or thing in history or another work of literature
personification b) an inquiry used for effect rather than an actual answer
allusion c) a statement that appears to contradict itself but can be true
rhetorical question d) a figure of speech in which nonliving or nonhuman things are given human characteristics or abilities
paradox e) a comparison of two unlike things that does not use comparison words; one thing directly represents another

Read the excerpt from the passage. "anson, you're excited, but you can't do everything," advised enrique. "it's ok," said anson. "i can handle it." "it looks that way now, but you'll see," he said, as anson signed up for pals club and moved on to another table. which question does the excerpt best answer? a. which character learns a lesson in the story? b. how is one character the same as the other? c. who is the main character in the story? d. how does one character try to the other?