How does paragraph 4 contribute to the development of ideas in the text? A. It emphasizes that African Americans have been cheated the civil rights that the nation owes them.

B. It demands that African American receive financial
compensation for the injustices they have suffered.

C. It proves that African Americans are never going to stop fighting for their civil rights and freedom.

D. It shows how essential African Americans' civil rights are to them by comparing rights to money.

Stress generally occurs when someone? a.becomes overconfident b.disregards others c.feels overwhelmed

Read this excerpt from the exposition in "the monkey's paw." father and son were at chess, the former, who possessed ideas about the game involving radical changes, putting his king into such sharp and unnecessary perils that it even provoked comment from the white-haired old lady knitting placidly by the fire. what is one piece of information you can infer about the story from this sentence? a. the father in the story is possessed, so he probably says insane things a lot. b. the woman in the story is knitting, so the characters probably don't have good clothes to wear. c. the father is playing chess with the son, but the son is not old enough to know the rules. d. since the father likes taking risks in a game, he might like taking risks in life as well.

How does the allusion to icarus support the author’s tone ? a)it makes it clear that earhart,like icarus ,fell to her death .b)it emphasizes earhart’s failure in spite of her ambition.c)it stresses that the author views earhart’s fate as a mystery.d)it shows that the author sees earhart as a kind of legend can someone