Review the passage the listeners for he suddenly smote on the door, even louder, and lifted his head tell them i came and no one answered that i kept my word he said. based on this passage what is the best inference about the man a.) he was a soldier away at war. b.) his mother and father had once lived it the house. c.) he was gone longer then the inhabitant of the house expected. d.) he was an unreliable person, so no one expected him to come. some one me

The answer is C.  He was gone longer thant the inhabitant of the house expected.

 This man, after a long time away, returns to this place, the house that belonged to someone he knew and to whom he had probably made some vow or promise (he said kept his word).  After a while, impatiently, he smote on the door and asked the people watching to inform the inhabitant that he had been there. Nobody expected his visit after such a long time.

answer: d.she abandons people when they least expect it.

in the monk's tale, we encounter seventeen stories that relate historical events. all of these stories have tragic commonalities. they tell the stories of heroes who, despite their success in life, all met sad ends. the monk blames these sad outcomes on fortune. one of fortune's traits is that she abandons people when they least expect it. this is one of the most common themes of medieval tragedies.

active voice: my father cut the tree.

passive voice: the tree was cut by my father.

active voice: people buy newspapers every day.

passive voice: newspapers are bought (by people) every day.

active voice: people have been using movies as political propaganda since world war ii.

passive voice: movies have been used as political propaganda since world war ii.

active voice: donna gave me my birthday present.

passive voice: i was given my birthday present (by donna). / my birthday present was given to me (by donna).

active voice: mom will leave the keys on the counter.

passive voice: the keys will be left (by mom) on the counter.

the words in parentheses are the agent of the passive voice and can be omitted when obvious, generic, or simply unnecessary.