A detail is essential in a passage if it adds to the overall idea of the passage. In this passage, the overall idea is stated in the first sentence, several key human errors contributed to the spread of the Chicago fire of 1871. That means that key details in this passage will be something related to a human error. Out of all of our choices, the first one seems the most like a human error. The second, third, and fourth choices seem more like details then like essential details. That means that the answer to the question is John Dorsey sounded a general alarm during the blaze.
The statement that best describes how Wheatley’s word choice in "To the King's Most Excellent Majesty" expresses her colonial values is that "Using hyperbole, it stresses admiration and praise for the king." Using hyperbole, it shows a higher level of exaggeration in order to make a point. More or less, it is like saying the other side of understatement.
<span>"D. I traveled by railroad from New York to Chicago on the Cardinal." is the only correct one.</span>
