3. Read the following passage from "Wanted: A Town Without a Crazy."
(1 point)
"OK" I continued, "but when are you going to put an end to this lunacy?"
He grinned: "Are you nuts? There are lots of professional lunatics in this country. One of
them would snatch
my spot, so I can't leave town. What's more, I'm sort of used to this insanity
As he leaped up and skipped away, he said, "Don't tell anyone. Even if you did, they
wouldn't believe you!"
Which of the following stylistic elements is employed by the author to create a comedic effect
in this passage?
exaggeration
irony
parody
sarcasm

Which of the following is not a common response to feeling stressed on the road? a.crippling indecision b.enhanced reflexes c.lethargic reactions

The major was a little man with upturned mustaches. he had been in the war in libya and wore two wound-stripes. he said that if the thing went well he would see that i was decorated. i said i hoped it would go well but that he was too kind. i asked him if there was a big dugout where the drivers could stay and he sent a soldier to show me. i went with him and found the dugout, which was very good. the drivers were with it and i left them there. what effect does hemingway’s limited use of adjectives have? it slows down the narration by interrupting the action. it makes the few descriptive words he does use more vivid and forceful. it makes the narrator seem powerless and insincere. it prevents the readers from filling in the details with their own experiences.

What pilgrim is portrayed as immoral and avaricious in the canturbury tales?