The questions below refer to the selection “The Second Coming” and “Sailing to Byzantium.” The image of the falconer losing control of the falcon in line 2 of “The Second Coming” probably stands for —
a.
the tendency of people to rebel against what is good for them
b.
the difficulty of really mastering any art, such as poetry
c.
the human desire to be free and wild rather than tame and civilized
d.
the inability of people to stop civilization’s descent into chaos

The "most dangerous game" is a short story about a hunter, rainsford, who ends up getting hunted himself on ship-trap island by another man. this passage is part of the story's exposition. what technique does the author use to foreshadow the plot twist which is to come? a) the humor that the men share at the beginning of the story changes into tragedy and horror in an ironic way. b) whitney's lack of empathy for the hunted foreshadows that he will have to learn how the hunted feels-- the hard way. c) whitney's inability to see the island, even though he is known to have great vision, foreshadows his blindness about hunting. d) rainsford's lack of empathy for the hunted foreshadows that he will have to learn how the hunted feels-- the hard way.