Ineed ! will mark brainliest! part a
how does the author provide readers with
important information about aunt gertrude in
the passage's exposition?
a. the author has the narrator’s uncle read aloud a letter written by aunt gertrude
b. the author includes dialogue in which characters talk about aunt gertrude’s traits.
c. the author foreshadows the ending by mentioning aunt gertrude’s well-known generosity.
d. the author includes a flashback that details the narrator’s interactions with and views on his aunt.
part b
which sentence from the exposition best illustrates the function of this part of the story as identified in part a?
a. “ i had seen aunt gertrude more in the past two years than i had ever before in my life, and she could be terrifying, often wearing a mean scowl on her deeply lined face.”
b. “although i never felt particularly close to aunt gertrude, it was comforting to know she was close by in her last years.”
c. “i’ll never forget the last moments before she died.”
d. “this was not the time to press aunt gertrude for details, and just a few minutes later, she died peacefully.”

What is the effect of ruckeyser’s repetition of the word “devices” in the first and third lines of “poem”? it suggests that the poem is set at an earlier time. it to create a mechanical, robotic tone in the poem. it emphasizes the speaker’s feeling of detachment toward the war. it creates a metaphor comparing humanity to manufactured objects.

"why will you take by force what you may obtain by love? why will you destroy us who supply you with food? what can you get by war? . . we are unarmed, and willing to give you what you ask, if you come in a friendly manner. . i am not so simple as not to know it is better to eat good meat, sleep comfortably, live quietly with my women and children, laugh and be merry with the english, and being their friend, trade for their copper and hatchets, than to run away from them. . take away your guns and swords, the cause of all our jealousy,or you may die in the same manner." - powhatan, father of pocahontas what does this quote from powhatan, father of pocahontas, reveal about his attitude towards the settlers of jamestown? a)he thinks they should try and live in peace because he desires goods to trade.b)he thinks they should leave jamestown or be prepared to be attacked by the native americans.eliminatec)he thinks that the settlers are going to attack first because they fear the native americans are armed.d)he thinks that the settlers will never be able to live in peace with the native americans because they are jealous.

Why did the author include the fact that 40,000 african americans participated in the bus boycott