"you are not of the masons." "yes, yes," i said; "yes, yes." "you? impossible! a mason? " "a mason," i replied. "a sign," he said, "a sign." "it is this," i answered, producing from beneath the folds of my roquelaire a trowel. "you jest," he exclaimed, recoiling a few paces. "but let us proceed to the amontillado." "be it so," i said, replacing the tool beneath the cloak and again offering him my arm. a. montresor is not a mason. b. fortunato is not a mason. c. fortunato does not believe that montresor is a mason. d. montresor does not believe that fortunato is a mason.

Read these lines from denise levertov's poem "in thai binh (peace) province": it is that life, unhurried, sure, persistent, i must bring home when i try to bring the war home. child, river, light. here the future, fabled bird that has migrated way from america, nests, and breeds, and sings, common as any sparrow. which statement best interprets the author's use of metaphor in these lines? a. the metaphor of home suggests that american foreign policy should turn inward. b. the metaphor of the river suggests that life moves ear forward. c. the metaphor of the fabled bird suggests that the war has left americans divided. d. the metaphor of the fabled bird suggests that vietnam will rise to fight again.