The gift of magi 15 pts + brainliest

1. pessimistic and dejected

This is a sad except where Della is upset. In the moment she isn't able to see anything good, so she thinks that because of this moment the whole world is negative.

2. obvious

Della's hair was unbelievably long, so there is no need to say "You've cut off your hair" if the drastic length difference is obvious.

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answer: b) bubbling its way

explanation: an adjective is a word or a group of words that modifies a noun (name, thing, place,

in this case, the first option "to heartily enjoy" isn't describing or modifying any noun, the third option "hiking along merrily" is describing an action but it doesn't modify any noun, the last option "beside us" is just a preposition that indicates position, so the correct answer is the second one: "bubbling its way" because it is modifying the noun "stream".

the significance of the title, "the passing", is related to the fact that the main characters, who are three african-american descendant women, are passing as white. this means that, because of their light-coloured skins they look like white women. one of the three friends, clare, is married to a white man and she lives in a white community and she has never told her husband that she is black. the title can easily be connected to the idea of pretending to be someone you are not and of losing your real identity in order to be accepted by society.