In this excerpt, the meaning to the word tempers is to exercise control over<em>, </em>which, according to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, is an archaic use of the word. In fact, there are other indications of somebody exercising control over somebody else in the passage, for example, "men are ruled by women" "Was it not she (...) That made him send Lord Hastings to the Tower (...)?"
As regards suppliant, in this excerpt it means a person who respectfully asks or begs something to someone in power or authority. In this case, Lord Hastings was a suppliant to the Queen for his delivery.
I believe that the correct answer is D because it is already stated once that they need the sirens so it is giving us a fact that has already been stated.
The author's point of view in the book is that <u>B. Davy Crockett </u><u>was </u><u>strong </u><u>and </u><u>brave</u> and this is shown when <u>C. Davy jumped </u><u>on the </u><u>comet's</u><u> back and held tight.</u>
<h3>Plot of "Davy Crockett Saves the World"</h3>
- Davy Crockett is called upon to saved the world by the President of the United States from a comet.
- Davy Crockett climbs on the comet and wrestles with it till he threw it away from Earth.
The author wanted to portray Davy Crockett as a strong and brave man because only such a man could be able to go up against a comet and fling it away from the planet.
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