When the narrator of the selection from The Grapes of Wrath says, "You’re not buying only junk, you’re buying junked lives," what does he mean?

a. Those who buy others’ junk have little meaning in their lives.

b. The people who owned the junk have lives that now seem worthless.

c. Only people with bad taste would accumulate and sell such rubbish.

d. The value of junk is only clear to those who learn to appreciate it.

The development of new inventions in the field of space travel seemed rapid. how does the word rapid function in a sentence?

Read these sentences from the first section of the article. because of this novel characteristic which singles out washington from other cities, coupled with the fact that the trees are now in full splendor, a short history of their appearance in the capital city is of interest. the first cherry trees were planted in washington by mrs. taft's request on april 4, 1909, just a month after she first made her home in the white house. what is the most likely reason why cobb includes these sentences in the first section? a- to establish himself as a credible authority on the topic of cherry trees b- to state the central idea and begin the narrative of how the trees arrived in washington, d.c. c- to create a sensory image for readers who are not familiar with cherry trees d- to build suspense as to how so many cherry trees arrived in washington, d.c.

The tone of a story is the author's attitude toward the subject. provide two examples that support the conclusion that the tone of this story is ironic.