Read this sentence from paragraph two of the excerpt from ethan from and answer the question. to this retreat he decended as soon as the house was quiet, and zeena's steady breathing from the bed had assured him that there was to be no sequel to the scene in the kitchen. what does this sentence imply about zeena? a) she is known to take pleasure in creating dramatic situations. b) she is unconcerned that she has caused a dramatic situation. c) she uses her illness to avoid talking to ethan about a difficult situation. d) she would rather sleep than rectify a difficult situation.

Read the excerpt from frederick douglass’s speech “what to the slave is the fourth of july? ” go where you may, search where you will, roam through all the monarchies and despotisms of the old world, travel through south america, search out every abuse, and when you have found the last, lay your facts by the side of the everyday practices of this nation, and you will say with me, that, for revolting barbarity and shameless hypocrisy, america reigns without a rival. which phrase best describes the connotation of the word “reigns”? a sense of opportunity and growth a sense of fear and anxiety a sense of compassion and humanity a sense of oppression and domination