Read the dictionary entry.
request
noun
1. something asked for
2. the act of asking for something to be done
3. something, such as a song, that someone asks for
verb
4. to ask politely for something
5. to ask someone to do something in a formal way
which meaning of request best defines the word request in the paragraph?
kelly loves horses, but she has never ridden one. one summer, kelly visited her uncle’s ranch. he asked her what she would like to do. kelly’s only request was to ride one of his horses.
a.
1. something asked for
b.
3. something, such as a song, that someone asks for
c.
4. to ask politely for something
d.
5. to ask someone to do something in a formal way

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