Cassie's family, unlike many black families, owned the land that they lived on.
Explanation:
Many people of color at the time were tenant farmers, and they worked for Mr. Granger. Since Granger wanted to take their land, they were disliked among the community.
The correct answer is option B. Old, sickly people and young laborers are useless to the nation because they cannot be productive citizens.
Explanation:
In this excerpt we can see how the author addresses the issue of how old and sick people cannot get a job and not only that, they starve and die of cold.
The author also ironically remarks how young workers "are now in almost as hopeful a condition." and talks about how they can't get a job either.
Exactly the use of this irony is what is considered as "satirical tone".
Given this information we can say that the correct answer is option B.
Satire is used by him to show that being a carbon copy isn't the best way to live, and that there is a better way. His real target is society. He implies that everyone tries to build character, but they continue to do the same thing as everyone else.
