Read through the passage, and decide whether each sentence is written in a parallel structure. if not, correct the sentence with a choice from the drop-down menu. “today was my first time behind the wheel. my father was my instructor for the day, and he picked me up. we were reviewing road signs and practiced turn signals before we started . i turned on the engine while instructions were muttered by my father . i stepped on the gas, checked my mirror, and crept through the parking lot . that was enough for my first day! ”

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here? irony personification metaphor simile