You are supposed to put the period inside the quotation marks.
I believe the answer is: c. This, however, Tom resolutely refused: he was bad enough in all conscience, but the Devil himself could not tempt him to turn slave-trader.
Washington irving want to emphasis how evil it is the act of slavery. Tom walker is described as the most morally bankrupt person that Irving knew in his life. But even that morally bankrupt man cannot put himself to be involved in slave trades. That's the satirical statement on how bad slavery is.
In "Shooting an Elephant" by George Orwell, the narrator's real reason for shooting the elephant is that he does not want to appear foolish.
Explanation: The narrator was followed by a crowd to the elephant that was rampaging. Even though it was legal, he felt that the elephant did not need to be killed because it was sleeping peacefully. He felt pressured by the crowd, who watched and urged him to kill the elephant. In the end, he says, "I often wondered whether any of the others grasped that I had done it solely to avoid looking a fool".
Answer:
D
Explanation:
The answer A is already stated in the text. The answer B is already stated in the text. The answer C is not in the text, but isn't related to the 6 paragraph. With that being said, I believe it's D. Hope this helps, <em>maybe..</em>