Read the text below. Then, answer the question that follows. It was our last night in Lisbon, Portugal. We decided to go to a cafe for a fado performance, something I had never done before. Fado is a kind of Portuguese music, usually with one female singer and two guitar players. I was amazed by the short and very intense songs. They are usually about destiny or fate, which is what fado means in Portuguese. The food in the cafe was good, too. The singer's voice was rich and dramatic, and it was certainly a night I will never forget

Which detail does NOT help relate a clear and coherent event?

a our last night in Lisbon
b a kind of Portuguese music
c food in the cafe was good
d voice was rich and dramatic

Read the excerpt from julius caesar, act 1, scene 1. marullus. wherefore rejoice? what conquest brings he home? what tributaries follow him to rome to grace in captive bonds his chariot wheels? you blocks, you stones, you worse than senseless35 things! o, you hard hearts, you cruel men of rome, knew you not pompey? many a time and oft have you climbed up to walls and battlements, to towers and windows, yea, to chimney-tops, your infants in your arms, and there have sat40 the livelong day, with patient expectation, to see great pompey pass the streets of rome. which summary of the passage is the best? marullus asks a lot of questions, such as, “why celebrate? what has caesar done? who is following him to rome? don’t you remember pompey? ” then he says that everyone is cruel because they do not remember pompey. they forget how they praised him and would climb to the highest places, carrying their children, just to catch a glimpse of him. marullus regrets that the people are celebrating caesar and is insulted that they forgot how they used to praise pompey. marullus thinks that the people should celebrate caesar the way they used to celebrate pompey, and that they should be in awe of caesar’s greatness. marullus remembers how the people climbed walls, battlements, towers, windows, and even chimney tops to see the great pompey.

Fine fellow, that lebrun," said arobin when robert had gone. "i never heard you speak of him.""i knew him last summer at grand isle," she replied.  what becomes apparent during this conversation? robert and arobin are both aware they are rivals for edna’s affections.arobin is unaware of robert’s role in edna’s life, but robert is aware of arobin’s role.robert is completely unaware of arobin’s romantic intentions and love for edna.robert has much more confidence in himself than arobin does.

Which phrase best describes the role of irony in a written book? a. to validate readers’ beliefs b. to defy readers’ expectations c. to represent an idea d. to dramatize events apex