on a battlefield in world war ii, a crazed squad leader
thinks he sees a ghost wandering among the enemy
foxholes on the far side of a river. the squad leader orders
his men to investigate, which would put them in great
danger. the men refuse and are eventually court-martialed.
what theme is suggested by the story's setting?
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a. the penalty for disobediance
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b. the painful struggle against injustice
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c. the loyalty of true friends
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d. the time to question authority

Read this excerpt from we’ve got a job: the 1963 children’s march. then, in 1958, when he was nine, his mother got a job as a dental assistant – and a raise. at about the same time, wash got a job, too. six days a week for eight years, he woke up by four o'clock in the morning to deliver milk. by the time he got to school each day, he'd already put in almost half a day's work. how does this excerpt readers make a personal connection to the story? by connecting readers to his mother’s medical training by connecting readers to the milk-delivery business by connecting readers to wash’s academic success by connecting readers to wash’s daily work routine