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(i) Americans are united at time of hardship.
(ii) It concentrates on the diversity of the American society and their unity.
Quindlen's piece was written in context of the aftermath of the terrorist attack of 9/11. It concentrated on how the Americans overcame the trauma.
Answer: On the way to Riga. Kovalev arrives home, where soon comes to him warden, who brings him lost and wrapped in a piece of paper nose. It turns out he was intercepted with a fake passport on the way to Riga. Kovalev was delighted, but it turns out that the nose does not want to return to the former place.
Answer:
a
Explanation: took the test
