The “Little Rock Private School Corporation” was formed in September 1958, aided by Governor Faubus. It had the intent to open private schools for white students in the empty high school buildings when they were shut down.
D: <span>The author believed the tree had a life story, like a person.
The author spends the first bit of the paragraph discussing how important "place" or, setting, is to make a story enjoyable. Then he describes his biography of the tree. It is clear that he considers the tree to have a character and story of its own when he says "</span><span>It is, in truth, another form of character".</span>
I believe the answer to your question is "wood". This is because people usually get slivers from wood, and considering the start of you last word, it seems to make sense. Also the previous analogy thing, Speck is to dust, is a very realistic analogy thing, so the next one would probably need to be realistic. I hope I helped! And if you need more information, please tell me. :D