Which phrase describes the most likely historical and cultural context of. story that begins with a description of an astronaut climbing into a
spaceship?
A. Exploration and adventure in the 21st century
B. Hardships faced by American pioneers in the 1700s
C. Love and loss in the 1800s
D. Coming of age in modern times

Read the excerpt from "a pair of silk stockings." but she went on feeling the soft, sheeny luxurious things—with both hands now, holding them up to see them glisten, and to feel them glide serpent-like through her fingers. which best describes the underlying tone of the excerpt created by the connotations of the words “soft,” ”luxurious,” “glisten,” and “serpent-like”? 1. gloom 2. temptation 3. forgiveness 4. suspicion