Read the excerpt from Eighty Years and More: Reminiscences, 1815-1897. So, as soon as we were dismissed, I ran down the hill, rushed breathless into [my father’s] office, laid the new Greek Testament, which was my prize, on his table and exclaimed: "There, I got it!" He took up the book, asked me some questions about the class, the teachers, the spectators, and evidently pleased, handed it back to me. Then, while I stood looking and waiting for him to say something which would show that he recognized the equality of the daughter with the son, he kissed me on the forehead and exclaimed, with a sigh, “Ah, you should have been a boy.”

Which question would best help the reader understand Stanton’s viewpoint in the excerpt?

Why does Stanton’s father ask her questions?
Why does Stanton receive a new Greek Testament?
Why is Stanton so excited about winning a prize?
What kind of work does Stanton’s father do?

Why is Stanton so excited about winning a prize?

Explanation:

The excerpt shows that Stanton feels very excited to receive the prize which was a Greek Testament. While it is expected to feel happy because one won a prize, Stanton's immense joy seems to occur for a reason not clearly indicated in the excerpt but central in understanding Stanton's viewpoint.

Most likely, there was a debate on gender equality and winning the prize helped to prove Stanton's importance as a girl child.

the answer is:  

he is voicing feelings shared by all humans regardless of race.

in paul laurence dunbar's poem "we wear the mask," he replicates the words mask and we to emphasize how people in general -not just black americans- hide their true feelings. he suggests the masks cover people's faces and eyes, which are the main parts that display their emotions. he also thinks people's pain conceal behind those masks, so that they cannot see reality and nobody is able to see one another's sorrow.

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