Read the passage from the strange case of dr. jekyll and mr. hyde. "special edition. shocking murder of an m. p.” that was the funeral oration of one friend and client; and he could not a certain apprehension lest the good name of another should be sucked down in the eddy of the scandal. it was, at least, a ticklish decision that he had to make; and self-reliant as he was by habit, he began to cherish a longing for advice. it was not to be had directly; but perhaps, he thought, it might be fished for. mr. utterson’s internal conflict is that he is afraid of mr. jekyll. distrusts his own judgment. misses sir danvers. is upset he will be in the news.

Asap that time of year thou mayst in me behold when yellow leaves, or none, or few do hang upon those boughs which shake against the cold, bare ruined choirs, where late the sweet birds sang. in this excerpt, what is the best meaning for the word "late"? not on time until recently dead well into the evening

What can you predict about the rest of the story? a) it will be about an eighteen-year-old girl. b) it will be about the aubignys falling in love. c) it will be about armand aubigny's father taking him to paris. d) it will be about the relationship between arman aubigny and the girl. e) it will be about an economic revolution led by aubigny.

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?