I believe it is because the government selects you if you are good enough for it.
I think the correct answer from the choices listed above is option D. The figure of speech being used here is a simile. The use of the word "as" shows that a simile is being used to compare the quality of the fleece to snow. Hope this answers the question. Have a nice day.
Answer:
D: The urge to explore new worlds
I might be wrong though
The above excerpt highlights the conflict between:
the Phippsburg townspeople, who do not think much of Malaga Island, and Turner, who comes to love the island.
The story “Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy” is about the life of a young white boy. He witnesses a change in his life when he meets a black American girl of his same age. The story has been inspired by historical situations and events. The theme of the story revolves around freedom and imprisonment. Since Tuner was the son of the minister, he was expected to maintain the decorum because of which he has to avoid his youthful and jolly nature. At the end of the story Reverend sides with the Phippsburg townspeople against the people of Malaga Island as the Reverend comes to know that Turner had went to the Island with Lizzie.