This short story is called “Sweat”, written by Zora Neale Hurston.
Question: How does the author's characterization of Bertha help reveal Delia's attitude toward Sykes' affairs?
Answer: C. By describing only Bertha's negative characteristics, the author hints at Delia's confidence in her own desirability as a wife.
Delia had for some time already been fed up with her no-good husband and she knew that she was the breadwinner in the home, so in fact she did not need him to live happily ever after. Therefore, she was confident in her own desirability as a wife.
Answer:
B.) Their Japanese ancestry would lead Japanese Americans to side with the enemy.
Explanation:
After Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, amid concerns that Japanese American citizens might pose a threat to national security arouse. These concerns were driven by public hysteria grounded in racism and false reports of sabotage and collaboration with the enemy. The U.S basically placed Japanese Americans into internment camps during World War II because of fear that those with ethnic and cultural ties to Japan would aide Japan's cause in the war.
