Which best explains why Irving sets "The Adventure of the Mysterious Stranger" in a land of "masks and gondolas"?

A. The setting is symbolic of the idea that a life of quiet study is the ideal pursuit.
B. The setting is symbolic of the idea that innocence cannot be outgrown.
C. The setting is symbolic of the idea that ease and affluence are available to all.
D. The setting is symbolic of the idea that appearances can be deceiving.

Read the lines from "The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls."

"Darkness settles on roofs and walls,
But the sea, the sea in darkness calls;"

The imagery in these lines evokes a sense of:

A. laziness
B. fear
C. mystery
D. despair

Solve for x.

3x = 6x - 2

Keeping its own alphabet separate from the Chinese alphabet helped the Yi dynasty maintain:

A. a special language that only monarchs could read.
B. trade relations with foreign countries.
C. communication with the Chinese.
D. a distinctive Korean identity.

The Yi dynasty maintained a separate alphabet from the Chinese alphabet to preserve religious rituals and formulas, not for trade or political administration. This separation helped in maintaining a distinctive Korean identity and was not primarily for trade relations or communication with the Chinese.

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