D) the importance of friendship and tolerance in the midst of differences in taste and beliefs
Answer: A. Ronald Givens
Explanation:
Mortals is about Ross Daniels who is a young writer that isn't having too much luck in the field of writing such that his job was to write obituaries in a local newspaper.
He inadvertently writes an obituary for Mr. Givens someday which got him fires because Mr. Givens wasn't actually dead even though he had been compared to as a turtle for his sluggishness.
Ross then tries to get to the bottoms of where he got the information that Mr. Givens was dead.
Answer:
D) everybody on 151st Street can walk tall for another year
Explanation:
The author makes it sound that because Squeaky won the race, the residents of 151st Street are proud and confident. This means that Squeaky's win is impacting others - not just herself. Therefore, the last answer is correct.
verb - descend a rock face or other near-vertical surface by using a doubled rope coiled around the body and fixed at a higher point.
noun - a descent made by rappelling.
