Answer:
Excel.
Explanation:
For 'excels' to be grammatically correct, it would have to be a sentence like "He excels quicker than all the other students in his class."
Your answer is A because the theme would be general but central idea is a specific idea
Answer:
by using words with negative connotations, such as hacked and merciless
Explanation:
When the authors uses this kind of "tough" words, they want the reader to know that the passage <u>is aimed for more mature audicences</u> because it touches some <u>hard-to-swallow themes such as slavery</u>, and people getting their arms hacked with an axe when they weren't doing their job.