2. 8R4-What does the phrase "as a dog scents game" in line 14 of the story suggest about the narrator's actions? O A. He is enjoying the laughter of the other guests. O B. He feels on the verge of finding the prankster. C. He feels left out of the dinner conversation. D. He is alert to some hidden plan.

D

Explanation:

He feels a practical joke in the air, as a dog scents game. That means he senses the plan.

samuel gompers was an extremely important person in the american labor movement, being him an employee all his life he devoted himself to fight for the rights of his pairs, he believed they all had the right to have better thing and that they all were working for them but the factory workers were greedy, ambitions and socialist people for him who he didn't have a good concept of.

he gave so many speeches and led so many strikes and protest to fight for equality which he considered employers didn't want to accept, so he had an absolutely negative opinion of them.

the correct answer is:   [d]:   " espionage " .

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