Answer:
The sentence : I hereby enjoin upon the people so declared to be free to abstain from all violence.
supports the claim that president Lincoln did not want the slaves to take up arms against their former masters.
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Answer: A. It shows the father has a tendency to exaggerate.
Explanation: When people exaggerate or imagine things, we tend to close our eyes. The last sentence, "(Here he'd stop and close his eyes)" shows us this.
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