Select ALL the correct answers. Read the excerpts from Frankenstein and The Divine Comedy. The first excerpt describes the reaction of the character Victor Frankenstein to a monster he has created. The second
excerpt describes the character Dante's encounter with King Minos and other creatures as he journey through hell. Which two statements correctly describe the connection
between these two excerpts?
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A) Both narrators describe gazing upon a hideous being.
B) Frankenstein believes his monster to be even more gruesome looking than the creatures Dante faced in hell.
C) Frankenstein's monster reminds him of Minos from Dante's Inferno.
D) Minos from Dante's Inferno and Frankenstein's monster are one and the same.
E) Frankenstein purposely creates a monster that physically represents the creatures in Dante's Inferno.

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here? irony personification metaphor simile

Which is the best paraphrase of the text? the capability of a bicycle makes some people want to go very fast and others to go very slow. as long as you are careful, feel free to ride like the wind. when feeling brave on a bicycle you should ride fast, but when feeling afraid riding slow is wise. if you are unable to coast, it is pointless to even ride. if you’re going to ride a bicycle, you should throw caution to the wind and take over the road, swerving where you like and taking full advantage of your ride. it’s a real joy to be able to ride a bicycle, where you have the choice of going as fast or as slow as you like, using as much courage as you feel like using.

Han put the last box into the back of his car and turned to look up at his dorm room. he saw himself through the window, laughing with his roommates and sharing his hopes and dreams. he saw all of the hours spent studying and the celebrations at the end of each semester. he smiled fondly as he turned away, got into his car, and drove off. which literary element does the passage contain?