Read the excerpt from Black Boy. Finally I heard my mother’s name called; she rose and began weeping so copiously that she could
not talk for a few moments; at last she managed to say that her husband had deserted her and her two children, that her children were hungry, that they stayed hungry, that she worked, that she was trying to raise them alone. Then my father was called; he came forward jauntily, smiling. He tried to kiss my mother, but she turned away from him. Which best describes the author’s purpose in including this anecdote? to explain the reason’s behind Wright’s father’s decisions to clarify the nature of Wright’s relationships with his father to explain Wright’s specific feelings toward his father to clarify Wright’s father’s attitude, personality, and values.
B - Sometimes Enaki is Enaki Narok, the Black God, is happy with us and blanketing the sky with dark clouds that pour out raig to nourish the plains.
This exceprt shows the connection between Enaki being happy and then sending the rain - this explains where the rain as well as droughts come from (when Enaki is unhappy)
In this passage, Vera is creating a false tale about why her Uncle is scared of dogs. This is a critical moment because readers realize Vera has often lied to them throughout the novel.</span>
c) It will require the United States to spend money to defend the islands.
Explanation:
Carnegie believes that conquering the Philippines would cost the US money because it will require the US to spend money defending the islands from foreign invasion.
