The quotation that sums up a major theme in Black Hawk's surrender speech is B. "'We set up the war-whoop, and dug up the tomahawk; our knives were ready, and the heart of Black Hawk swelled high in his bosom when he led his warriors to battle.'"
He is not sad of him because he has been captured, but he fears for his wife, his kids and his nation who are left alone to fight the white man, to endure their tortures. He, on the other hand, is set to death, and does not fear death because this is an easy fate compared to the one of those who has yet to live the white man oppression.
Answer:
C. What a lovely day outside.
Explanation:
An exclamatory sentence is one in which the person expresses great emotion. In this case they are happy the weather is lovely.
Answer:
D) This era is rife with conflict, contradiction, and paradox.
Explanation:
The passage is filled with paradoxes; light and dark, despair and hope
The correct answer is the last one.
Dolores' husband, Abbott, is handicapped. Abbott had a stroke years before. He is disabled and speaks slowly, but Dolores does not see him as handicapped. She loves him and does not complain about their situation; she accepts life as it is without regrets.
Therefore, the correct answer is D.