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QuizMultiple Choice

Word Meaning in the Preface to A Dictionary of the English Language — Unit test

Question 5 • SLAE 26-27 ENGLISH 12.1

Miss Prism. . . . The good ended happily, and the bad unhappily. That is what Fiction means.How does the epigram affect this scene?

Answer
A
It suggests the serious idea that tidy endings are uncommon in real life.
B
It explains the humorous idea that bad endings are usually happy.
C
It introduces the pessimistic idea that happy endings only happen in stories.
D
It reveals the optimistic idea that most endings are a good thing.
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