In the Bible, King Herod is best known for the Massacre of the Innocents. Herod asked the Magi to seek out the new infant King stating he wanted to worship the child, but actually he hoped to kill the infant before he becomes a problem. An Angel appeared to Joseph and urged the family to flee to save the child from Herod. When Herod discovered that the child was gone, he ordered the deaths of all male children under the age of two in all of Bethlehem. Why is this allusion appropriate for Bill?

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

assuming the underlined word is "regnant", the correct answer is b) ruling.

the first option is the answer

he has love for the house holde but he is scared