Looking Out for Others: Allegory in "Aunty Misery" Answers

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The probability of choosing a green grape out of the bag that contains red and green grapes without looking is . Which term best describes this probability?

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What is the probability of the spinner landing on 2?

Read the excerpt from "Aunty Misery.”La Tia Miseria was blamed by these people for their troubles, of course. Not wishing to be unfair, the old woman made a deal with her prisoner, Death: if he promised not ever to come for her again, she would give him his freedom. He agreed. And that is why there are two things you can always count on running into in this world: Misery and Death: La miseria y la muerte.Which element of an allegory is found in this excerpt?

Which value cannot represent the probability of an event occurring?

Read the excerpt from "Aunty Misery.”One day, a traveler stopped at the old woman's hut and asked her for permission to spend the night under her roof. Aunty Misery saw that he had an honest face and bade the pilgrim come in. She fed him and made a bed for him in front of her hearth. In the morning the stranger told her that he would show his gratitude for her hospitality by granting her one wish.The allegory found in this excerpt expresses which symbolic message?

If P(not yellow) = , which best describes the probability of the complement of the event?

The probability of choosing a rotten apple from the bag of apples is . Which term best describes this probability?

What is the probability of the complement of rolling a number less than 5 by using a six-sided die?

Read the excerpt from "Aunty Misery.”With a heavy sigh like wind through a tomb, Senor Death climbed the pear tree. Immediately he became stuck to it as if with glue. And no matter how much he cursed and threatened, Aunty Misery would not allow the tree to release Death.What is the meaning of the simile in the underlined phrase?