B. The Navajo are well known for their artistry in jewelry and textiles.
The sentence, “During World War II, several hundred Navajo Indians made a major contribution to the Allied victory” is just like a topic sentence. What this means is that all the following sentences should be an elaboration of some sort for that sentence. Any sentence that does not mention, specifically, something in regard to what that contribution was will be considered off topic. As such, to begin to discuss their artistry begins to stray.
-Smiths main purpose of the story was to educate the reader on how the native americans and the early English settlers related to each other. The meaning was as everything happened they were sick and weak for 10 days. -Captain John Smith refers to himself in third person throughout the selection.
The figurative language is “like a ball”. It’s an simile since he’s comparing the fall to a rolling ball. Well he’s comparing the way he fell like an ball rolling down the stairs.