First lets define torrent. Torrent roughly means the violent rush of some sort of liquid. In this case, it seems like the wind during a dark night is being compared to that of a raging river. Hopefully this helps.
Answer:
(D) Most white reformers believed racially-motivated violence was acceptable.
Explanation:
The Progressive Era occurs during 1890 to 1920. During this era, there were efforts to reform many aspects of the society - alcohol drinking, political corruption, and even banking systems. However, providing equal rights to African Americans and other non-whites were not a primary concern for White Americans during this era. The Jim Crow law, for example, was enacted during this era.
During this time African Americans still struggle to have equal rights to their White counterparts and suffering, making the right option either (A) or (D). However, (A) is too generic to be a specific cause of the civil rights movement during the Progressive Era - the best answer would be (D) instead, since during this time, lynching was still a very prominent occurrence.
When general zaroff invites sanger rainsford to hunt with him, He refuses.
Rainsford got a suspicion that Zaroff hunts living human being from some evidences he found on the island. After zaroff said he only hunt animals that can reason, he proved his suspicion
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