Answer:
C) One passage provides objective economic data about the river while the other tells the story of two boys adventuring on its water.
Explanation:
The main idea of Mary O'Dell's passage is to present the Mississippi river as an important resource which was used for development of river transport, thus
contributing to the nation's economic growth.
Twain's passage, although also mentioning Mississippi, does so only to give his story a setting, a place for adventures of the two wannabe pirates.
So, the basic contrast between two passages is best described in answer C.
It's c. Narrator tells the story
The answer is: B) blurts out everything
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In the excerpt from "Sense and Sensibility," the author Jane Austen provides a contrast between the two sisters. In that respect, Elinor represents sense and logical reasoning, and is submitted to hiding her emotions. On the other hand, Marianne symbolizes sensibility, so she cannot help displaying her feelings and seeing life in an unreal manner.
