Answer: A. Hawthorne is giving a lesson Franklin learned that readers might also profit from
Explanation:
Hawthorne is obviously not giving his own thoughts, since Franklin said this and it is a quote. He also cannot be trying to get young readers to relate because there is nothing in the excerpt about being a boy. Franklin probably had some experience and learned this lesson from it.
Answer: The sun is shining so hot and gleaming, making the summer water come up steaming. The moon so bright and calm at night, making it seem like the brightest thing in sight. The children sleeping so calm and silent, in their dreams they seem like a giant.
A is the correct answer because a prepositional phrase is telling where something is located. so a is saying that the envelope is in the drawer.
I'd say its the second choice