Wrote? if it shows past tence it would be wrote not write
The correct answer is <span>The author, Mark Twain, writes about himself as if he is another character in the story.
In the beginning, it seems as if Huck is talking instead of Mark Twain, because Huck is talking about Twain and the book Tom Sawyer and says that Twain lied and that he will tell a story that is more truthful for understanding characters who are in the book.</span>
By imposing taxes such as the stamp act!
There is a conflict between rumor and reality in this excerpt.
On one hand, we have the rumor - that Nick became engaged to someone, and everybody heard it was true. However, on the other hand, we have the reality - that he in fact is not engaged, thus the whole story is just a gossip rather than something that actually happened.
If you think/remind yourself of failing, it will surley happen again.
You need to think of how you can do it, and try a different approach because sometimes self-confidence can help in certain situations.
(I hope it helps you some!)