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  How does Mme. Lantin come to attend the theater without her husband?  

Which of the following is an example of situational irony?

Consider the following claim about A Raisin in the Sun: Despite Asagai’s progressive politics, he still demonstrates the same sexism displayed by other male characters in the play. Which of the following statements describes a detail from the story that could be used to support this claim?

  In “Interpreter or Maladies,” why is Mrs. Das interested in Mr. Kapasi?  

Examine the following brief excerpt from Susan Glaspell’s short story “Jury of Her Peers”: She [Mrs. Hale] looked at Mrs. Peters, and there was something in the other woman’s look that irritated her…. Then she looked again, and she wasn’t so sure; in fact, she hadn’t at any time been perfectly sure about Mrs. Peters. She had that shrinking manner, and yet her eyes looked as if they could see a long way into things. (par. 122) Based on this brief excerpt alone, which of the following—a first-person narrator, second-person narrator, or third-person narrator—tells this story?

Match each of the following terms about narration and point of view to the corresponding definition.

Why was Emily’s relationship with her father strained?

Match each of the following types of irony to the corresponding definition.

If you are given discount terms of 5/15, n/45, what does the “5” represent?

In “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night,” why does the narrator include descriptions of different types of men?