PART A: Which of the following identifies the central idea of the text? A
The Lovings’ challenge of their unjust conviction resulted in the right of other interracial couples to marry.
B
The Lovings took their conviction to the Supreme Court because they wanted every interracial couple to be allowed to marry.
C
The Loving Decision has eliminated long-held prejudices concerning the marriage of interracial couples.
D
The Lovings returned to Virginia to make a political statement on the state’s unconstitutional laws regarding interracial marriage.

Read the excerpt from "save the redwoods."another, one of the finest in the grove, more than three hundred feet high, was skinned alive to a height of one hundred and sixteen feet from the ground and the bark sent to london to show how fine and big that calaveras tree was—as sensible a scheme as skinning our great men would be to prove their greatness.which  best  describes how the excerpt appeals to readers’ emotions? the excerpt provides facts about the tree, which impresses readers’ scientific minds.the excerpt describes how the tree traveled to london, which excites the readers’ sense of adventure.the excerpt compares the tree to a person, which makes readers feel sympathetic toward the tree.the excerpt explains how to skin a tree, which makes readers feel awed at the height of the tree.