Which detail best supports the idea that being interviewed at Ellis Island was very stressful for the immigrants? a. Immigrants sometimes were exhausted and hungry after the voyage.
b. Some immigrants got so nervous that they couldn’t answer the questions.
c. Clerks at Ellis Island asked if immigrants could read and write.
d. The registration clerk used an interpreter to question immigrants.

Plz asap read this sentence from paragraph 3 of the article. the boys and girls are merely asked to obtain the signatures of ten friends or relatives. how does the word "merely" affect the meaning of the sentence? a- it suggests that asking people to subscribe to the washington times is something negative. b- it implies that obtaining ten signatures is not a requirement for receiving a prize. c- it downplays the fact that to win the prize, children must ask people to subscribe to the washington times. d- it emphasizes that children receive the prize only if they obtain ten signatures.