Read this passage from "salt and bread," which describes how the king reacts when he realizes that his daughter is alive and has become a queen: when her father heard the words, he was overcome. he recognized her and embraced her with a cry of joy, and happy that she was alive and well. what does this passage tell the reader about the king? a. he knew that his daughter was alive and well all along. b. he has a short memory. c. he regrets driving his daughter out of his house. d. he is angry with his daughter for leaving his home.

Read the excerpt from david foster wallace’s infinite jest. my silent response to the expectant silence begins to affect the air of the room, the bits of dust and sportcoat-lint stirred around by the ac’s vents dancing jaggedly in the slanted plane of windowlight, the air over the table like the sparkling space just above a fresh-poured seltzer. the coach, in a slight accent neither british nor australian, is telling c.t. that the whole application-interface process, while usually just a pleasant formality, is probably best accentuated by letting the applicant speak up for himself. in this excerpt, the narrator is providing a, both objective descriptions and subjective commentaries. b. only objective information about people, setting, and events. c. only subjective responses to the things he sees and experiences. d. a compromised interpretation of events due to his unstable condition.