Read the text below. Then, answer the question that follows. It was our last night in Lisbon, Portugal. We decided to go to a cafe for a fado performance, something I had never done before. Fado is a kind of Portuguese music, usually with one female singer and two guitar players. I was amazed by the short and very intense songs. They are usually about destiny or fate, which is what fado means in Portuguese. The food in the cafe was good, too. The singer's voice was rich and dramatic, and it was certainly a night I will never forget

Which detail does NOT help relate a clear and coherent event?

a our last night in Lisbon
b a kind of Portuguese music
c food in the cafe was good
d voice was rich and dramatic

Metonymy is best defined as a figure of speech in which

Read the excerpt from rena's promise: two sisters in auschwitz. “i have a favor to ask of you, andrzej . . this is very difficult for me, but i must ask. it is no longer safe in tylicz for rena. her mother and i are worried for her safety every day.” “i heard what happened last night, mr. kornreich. i understand your concern.” “i have no money to pay you for this favor.” “sir, i would not take any money from you. she is my friend since childhood. i will do whatever you ask to your daughter.” “ you.” papa paused, stroking his chin where his beard should have been. “you seem like a man of your word. if you would bring rena across the border to slovakia, her mother and i might find sleep at night.” which best summarizes the excerpt? although he does not trust andrzej, rena’s father fears for his daughter’s life and finally agrees to leave her with him. slovakia is the only safe place for the jews of europe, and andrzej has agreed to take rena there. rena’s father asks andrzej to take her to safety in slovakia, and he agrees to do so. after much deliberation, rena’s father pays a polish man to take her safely across the border to slovakia. mark this and return

Certain predictable elements of beowulf, such as the superhuman hero and the quest to defeat evil, are common to the form. a. story b. plot c. epic d. novel