Answer:
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Explanation:
It was to give the audience pre-existing knowledge about the play that would help with the understanding of the play and its conflicts and often it foreshadows something that is going to happen... for example the begging of Romeo and Juliet when the chorus tells us that there is a feud between the two families and how it was a tragedy of star crossed lovers.
Answer
Sterling means of great value.
Explanation
First of all, it seems that answer choice A, C, and D are similar, leaving B the outlier. If you picked A, C and D would be viable answers as well. The same thing applies if you picked C or D.
Another way you could have figured this out is with the context in the sentence. She wanted to give Jim something <u>fine</u> and <u>rare</u>, which are synonyms for of great value.
Peyton Farquhar's position in society was Slaver owner
For good - convenient, brilliant, worthy, glorious, lovely, valid, genuine, significant
For strong - sturdy, influential, athletic, persuasive
these are all in different contexts of the words. I don't know which one you need, but look 'em over