16. How does the Father Superior's perspective on the town compare to

the monks' perspective?

O A The Father Superior and the monks

are all enthralled by the evil in town,

but reluctant to confess to this.

OB The Father Superior is appalled by

what he saw in town, while the monks

are enthralled by his retelling of it.

O C The Father Superior is reluctant to

return to the town in order to save it,

while the monks have been inspired

to help.

OD The Father Superior is enraptured by

what he saw in town while the monks are dismayed by what he tells them.

Is directly communicated and requires little interpretation

Returning from vietnam, we were given a parade. crowds of screaming people waving signs — not just on one road, one day. no, they were everywhere. every day. on the streets, on the television, on the radio. a hot, angry tangle of shaking fists and ugly words that threatened us like a monster with a hundred heads. our country had chewed us up and spit us out, and now we were being treated as if it were our fault. which sentence best uses figurative language to match the paragraph's tone? a. our feet were frozen in place as the street itself strained to hold us back. b. i felt unappreciated and condemned for actions i had thought were heroic. c. i hadn't expected to find myself in a rags-to-riches situation such as this. d. we had come home to a feeding frenzy and were being treated as bait.

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