Read the excerpt from The Canterbury Tales. Dear brethren, God forgive you your trespass,

And keep you from the sin of avarice;

My holy pardon here can save you all,

And will, so long as you make offerings

Of gold and silver coin, spoons, brooches, rings—

Bow down your heads before this holy bull!

Come, ladies, make an offering of your wool!

I’ll put your name down on my prayer-roll,

And you shall enter to the bliss of heaven

Which statement best describes the satire in the excerpt?

A: Chaucer criticizes the practice of confessing one’s sins to a priest.

B: Chaucer criticizes the notion that divine forgiveness depends on giving money.

C: Chaucer criticizes the idea that people go to heaven after death.

D: Chaucer criticizes the fact that clergymen earn more than peasants.

B

Which sentence in this excerpt from leo tolstoy’s the death of ivan ilyich suggests that ivan ilyich felt his family and friends didn’t understand him and neglected him?

When lawrence saw the posters for the circus hanging on the bulletin board, as he swept up the trimmings at slim's barbershop, he knew he would be taking his little cousins. they loved animals, and he was looking forward to seeing the smiles on their faces as the circus performers amazed them with their stunts. but sweeping up hair clippings didn't pay a whole lot. lawrence spent 45 dollars just getting tickets. but it was worth it to see his cousins' faces. the day finally came and everyone was excited as they walked into that big circus tent. but lawrence soon realized that he and his cousins would be thirsty and hungry. as they sat in their seats, the drink vendor walked by selling beverages. desperately thirsty, lawrence asked him how much a lemonade would cost, and the drink vendor said, "eleven dollars each." lawrence replied, "oh, that's it? just eleven dollars? what a great deal for one cup of lemonade. that's totally worth it." the drink vendor walked away. which type of irony is used?

What is the main idea of “young lions, young ladies”?