PART A: which of the following statements best summarizes the authors main purpose? A. The Authors purpose is to explain the fascinating history and culture of the Wampanoags.

B. The Authors purpose is to share a story of Thanksgiving with key details about the Indians that are often left out of history.

C. The Authors purpose is to convince the reader that Pilgrims were responsible for the death of many of the Wampanoag.

D. The authors main purpose is to explain that telling the old Thanksgiving story is wrong. because the Pilgrims actually had many Thanksgivings each year.

the answers are:

1. dolores driscoll - b. first person minor

dolores is a minor character who happens to be driving the bus at the time of the accident. she narrates picking up each of the children and her last memory is the children being thrown around the bus.

2. billy ansel - a. first person major

billy loses his twins in the accident. he tells his own story, how he witnessed the accident and how he tried to the rescuers. he is a major character, as he is at the center of the story.

3. mitchell stephens - c. first person observer

mitchell enters the story after the accident. he is a lawyer who learns about the accident based on other characters observations. though he tells the story from a first person perspective, he is just an observer.

as for matcthing the message or lesson posted with the person who said them:

1."obviously, you can't control everything, but you are obliged to take care of the few things you can. i'm an optimist basically who acts like a pessimist. on principle. just in case." - dolores driscoll

2. "i could no longer believe even in life. . for me now the only reality was death." - billy ansel

hey! what was the rest of the question?