Most of the African nations resisted assimilation so the answer is (B).
This is because many nations were afraid of losing their identities and cultures through the general process of assimilation.
A common feature of classic novels is having a memorable protagonist, someone the story centers around. The story is also usually told from their perspective.
Connotation involves all of the positive and negative things associated with a word. Words with the same denotation (meaning) can have very different connotations.
for example: calling someone who dislikes spending money thrifty budget-savvy is very different from calling that person stingy or scrooge.
distress = dismay
perdition=eternal punishment
green = grassy area
guile = cunning
