The answer is A: highly diverse and C: dialectal. <em>Highly diverse</em> involves many different types of people, very different from each other, including their culture and language, that being informal makes easier to communicate. <em>Dialectal</em> is related to dialect, a form of language of a particular place. Also characterizes an informal language. <em>The standard language and specialized jargon are related to a formal language.</em>
In the opening sentence of the story the author states that "you were always a gambler" and you, "took chances." This shows that the main character is willing and able to take any and all risks necessary in order to escape slavery. This sets the tone for the type of person that the main character strives to be. The text foreshadows more to describe the main character being on a wooden ship.
