Which sentence in this excerpt from the mother's recompense by edith wharton uses personification?
1)with impatient fingers she began all over again.

2)the maid's voice, seeming to come from a long way off, respectfully reminded her that the chocolate would be getting cold.
3) she wanted to settle that question of ages.

4)as aline approached with the glass there was a knock at the door.

Which statement best summarizes this excerpt from leo tolstoy's the death of ivan ilyich? and in imagination he began to recall the best moments of his pleasant life. but strange to say none of those best moments of his pleasant life now seemed at all what they had then seemed—none of them except the first recollections of childhood. there, in childhood, there had been something really pleasant with which it would be possible to live if it could return. but the child who had experienced that happiness existed no longer, it was like a reminiscence of somebody else.

Question 12(multiple choice worth 2 points) the arrangements of elements in a photograph is called aperture focus composition framing

Throughout the giver, author lois lowry renames many everyday terms. eleven-year-olds are "elevens," babies are "newchildren," stuffed animals are "comfort objects," and families are called "family units." what is the purpose of these alternate labels? what effect do they have on the story?