You have studied two other short stories, "the lady or the tiger? " by frank r. stockton and "the necklace" by guy de maupassant. choose one of these stories and supply the information requested. if you need to reread the story, return to lesson 3 in this unit for "the lady or the tiger," or to lesson 5 for "the necklace." conflict:

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.