2. PARTB: Which of the following best supports the answer to Part A?
O A "His Grace ! impossible! what dead!/Of old age too,
and in his bed!" (Lines 1-2)
OB "The last loud trump must wake him now: / And, trust
me, as the noise grows stronger, / He'd wish to sleep
a little longer." (Lines 6-8)
OC "This world he cumbered long enough: / He burnt his
candle to the snuff;/ And that's the reason, some
folks think, / He left behind so great a stink." ()
Lines 13-16)
OD "But what of that, his friends may say / He had those
honours in his day." ( Lines 21-22)

Read the selection below and answer the question. an open boat by alfred noyes o, what is that whimpering there in the darkness? 

 'let him lie in my arms. he is breathing, i know.
 look. i'll wrap all my hair round his neck' – the sea's rising,
 the boat must be lightened. he's dead. he must go.' 


 see - quick - by that flash, where the bitter foam tosses, 
 the cloud of white faces, in the black open boat, 
 and the wild pleading woman that clasps her dead lover 
 and wraps her loose hair round his breast and his throat.
 'come, lady, he's dead.' - 'no, i feel his heart beating,
 he's living, i know. but he's numbed with the cold. 
 see, i'm wrapping my hair all around him to warm him.' -
- 'no. we can't keep the dead, dear. come, loosen your hold.

 'come. loosen your fingers.' - 'o god, let me keep him! ' -
 o, hide it, black night! let the winds have their way! 
 and there are no voices or ghosts from that darkness, 
 to fret the bare seas at the breaking of day. which choice best describes the conflict in this poem? the winds are rocking the boat. a man is thrown into the sea. a woman doesn’t want to let go of her dead lover. someone is crying in the darkness.

What a literary critic determine a story's complex theme? oa. the public's reaction to the storyob. the number of characters in a storyoc. the order of events within the storyod. the specific details within the storysurmit

When i walked through arlington cemetery, i had a sense of reverence—a respect for the courage, dedication, and sacrifice of the souls buried here. using context clues, what is the meaning of reverence in the passage?