We can say that a letter that begins with <em>I </em><em>need </em><em>your </em><em>help </em><em>ASAP </em>is informal because it is personal and direct.
We know that beacuse the sentence has been written to a trusted recipient and it uses abbreviations (ASAP).
Answer:
D. She knows that the lye she uses to make soap can also confirm whether the rock is gold.
Explanation:
In the text she says that if the rock is gold, it would not be harmed by the lye. This affects the plot because now they know that there will be a truthful possibility whether they found gold or not.
Pre-Columbian = pre-1492
Age of Exploration = 15th century - 18th century
Colonial Era = 16th century - 20th century
Revolutionary Period = 1764-1789
C) topic
Usually you do not repeat the title in the paragraph it is normally the topic. When you repeat the topic it is when you need to remind the reader what you are talking about or how something relates to what is happening.