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03.10.2019 •
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Read the excerpt from “a century ride.”
ten o’clock, and she wheeled breathlessly past the outlying houses, and stepped wearily off on the threshold of the little inn, where the doctor lived. it was such a parody on a hotel—just two square rooms and a lean-to below, and three tiny bedrooms above, with their sashless windows, covered with mosquito netting, looking blank and deserted.
based on context, what is the best explanation of the meaning of “parody”?
a.it means that the hotel was such a small building that it had become a local joke.
b.it means that the hotel was so funny looking that it makes maude laugh despite being fatigued.
c.it means that the hotel was such a feeble imitation of a real hotel it appears to be absurdly funny.
d.it means that the hotel was so fake looking that local writers wrote funny stories about it.
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Explanation: Quinn is understandably disturbed by the incident at Jerry’s and the tensions it has brought to the surface. However, his solution of trying to ignore the incident and pretend to be “color-blind” is misguided. Problems do not cease to exist simply because people ignore them. At the same time, Quinn’s thoughts are not simply an example of youthful naïveté. They are also held by Coach Carney, who believes it is possible (and desirable) for the team to forget about the outside world during practice.