Which details provided by the author best reflect the historical setting of the text? A.
The author used details describing the quality of life in Athens, Thebes, and Sparta.
B.
The author used details about events such as the Olympic Games's chariot race.
C.
The author used details about the friendship between young men from Greece.
D.
The author used details describing the landscape of Athens, Thebes, and Sparta.

Which statement best explains how the setting affects the meaning of the story? a. the water and wave motif conveys the queasy feeling the narrator has when walking alone at night. b. the firefly light conveys a feeling of nostalgia for long summer evenings spent with family. c. the phrase whispering and murmurs" suggests that the main character has fits of madness. d. the comparison of the street to a graveyard suggests that something is terribly wrong with society.

In about two hundred words, explain how the author's use of folktales and symbolism add meaning to the story and convey the central theme of the novel: the disintegration of the traditional igbo society as a result of its contact with european practices and beliefs.

Why is broadway known as the great white way kown as great white way?