Read the passage from Gogol's "The Nose."But nothing lasts long in this world. Even joy grows less lively the next moment. And a moment later, again, it weakens further. And at last it reemerges insensibly with the normal mood, even as the ripple from a pebble's impact becomes reemerged with the smooth surface of the water at large.Which theme is best supported by this passage?A.People can spread joy to others like ripples across a pond.B.People do not remain satisfied with what they have.C.People are generally satisfied with their lives.D.People become weakened when they lose their joy.

What is one possible theme of Nikolai Gogol's "The Nose"?A.A man's nose had an exciting adventure without him.B.People are often too focused on outward appearances.C.The nose is an important part of the human face.D.People who lose something really appreciate its return.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

What is one possible theme of Nikolai Gogol's "The Nose"?A.People who lose something really appreciate its return.B.The nose is an important part of the human face.C.A man's nose had an exciting adventure without him.D.People are often too focused on outward appearances.

One theme of Gogol's "The Nose" is that people do not remain satisfied with what they have. Which passage from the story best supports this theme?A.But all at once he recoiled as though scorched, for all at once he had remembered that he had not a nose on him, but nothing at all.B.Even joy grows less lively the next moment. And a moment later, again, it weakens further.C.Russia is so strange a country that, let one but say anything about any one Collegiate Assessor, and the rest . . . at once apply the remark to themselves . . .D.At the thought that the police might find the nose at his place, and arrest him, he felt frantic.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Select the correct answer.Which detail best develops the theme that it is a joy to connect with other people? A. "When I learned that the moths die so soon, I saved them especially, because there seemed no wickedness in it." "I have thought the same thing," said the Bird Woman encouragingly. (paragraphs 9–10) B. "He said for me to stick to the swamp and be brave, and my hour would come, and it has! I know most of them are all right, and oh, I do need the money!" (paragraph 25) C. "At a bare table of oak, yellow as gold, sat a woman Elnora often had watched and followed covertly around the Limberlost. The Bird Woman was holding out a hand of welcome." (paragraph 5) D. "You come here at four," said the Bird Woman, "and we will drive out with some specimen boxes, and a price list, and see what you have to sell." (paragraph 24)

The belief that putting on a happy face makes one feel happier is an example of