Warning~ only for the brainliests!

question 6

“[the boy] took his money from his pouch and showed it to the young man. the owner of the bar came over and looked, as well. the two men exchanged some words in arabic, and the bar owner seemed irritated. ‘let’s get out of here,’ said the new arrival. ‘he wants us to leave.’ the boy was relieved. he got up to pay the bill, but the owner grabbed him and began to speak to him in an angry stream of words. the boy was strong and wanted to retaliate, but he was in a foreign country. his new friend pushed the owner aside, and pulled the boy outside with him. ‘he wanted your money,’ he said. ‘tangier is not like the rest of africa. this is a port, and every port has its thieves.’ the boy trusted his new friend.”
what would be an ironic ending to this story?

the trusted friend steals the boy’s money.

the bar owner chases the two new friends.

the boy returns to the bar, and the owner apologizes.

the trusted friend says that the bar owner robbed him a few months ago.

question 7

“the lake was silent for some time. finally it said: ‘i weep…” in the excerpt, the author uses

a hyperbole

personification

a simile

a metaphor

question 8

“oscar wilde said: ‘each man kills the thing he loves.’ and it’s true. the mere possibility of getting what we want fills the soul of the ordinary person with guilt. we look around at all those who have failed to get what they want and feel that we do not deserve to get what we want either, we forget about obstacles we overcame, all the suffering we endured, all the things we had to give up in order to get this far. i have known a lot of people who, when their personal calling was within their grasp, went on to commit a series of stupid mistakes and never reached their goal.” the purpose of this paragraph is

to explain a climatic event

to explain an opposing opinion

to explain a paradoxical situation

to explain an expository element

question 9

“the old man opened his cape, and the boy was struck by what he saw. the old man wore a breastplate of heavy gold, covered with precious stones. the boy recalled the brilliance he had noticed on the previous day. “he really was a king! he must be disguised to avoid encounters with thieves. ‘take these,’ said the old man, holding out a white and a black stone that had been embedded at the center of the breastplate.”
which of the following is true?

this excerpt is written in third person omniscient point of view.

the white and black stones are symbols of good and evil.

the boy learning the old man’s true identity is an example of dramatic irony.

this excerpt represents the rising action of a narrative.

question 10

“at other times, at a crucial moment, i appear to make it easier for things to happen.” what is the meaning of the capitalized word?

the least expected

the most important

most horribly sad

the absolute best