Which detail from a story is most clearly a symbol? A. A mysterious artifact that archaeologists from competing museums try to acquire
B. A comparison an author makes between a car and a fighter jet to show the car's speed
C. A series of logos on a character's clothes that represents how she has sold out
D. A character who always shows up late because of bad luck, despite his best efforts

Read the excerpt from "a pair of silk stockings." but she went on feeling the soft, sheeny luxurious things—with both hands now, holding them up to see them glisten, and to feel them glide serpent-like through her fingers. which best describes the underlying tone of the excerpt created by the connotations of the words “soft,” ”luxurious,” “glisten,” and “serpent-like”? 1. gloom 2. temptation 3. forgiveness 4. suspicion