The accurate answer is D) When the enslaved Africans began to communicate—both verbally and through actions—Europeans began to recognize them as human, signaling that the Age of Sugar transitioned into the Age of Freedom. The author aims to clarify the involvement of Africans in sugar production and how their contributions played a crucial role in the globalization that developed, often at the cost of their freedom, leading to the most fitting phrase being D).
The answer is C.
In this passage, Howell illustrates Editha's attempts to sway her fiancé, George Gearson, into enlisting for the war.
Despite being aware that she was merely echoing sentiments from the newspapers, she persisted until she made her argument and managed to persuade George on the critical need to fight in the war.
I believe the setting of a death should be a bedroom, as that is a place where a person suffering from an illness would typically be, especially in palliative care. The quietness of the bedroom is only interrupted by a fly, whose buzzing perhaps highlights the otherwise tranquil atmosphere. If the death were to occur outside or in a public venue, it would likely stem from an incident or an assassination, like that of Martin Luther King. Thus, a death occurring in a bedroom suggests a natural end due to sickness or old age.
The correct choice is B. The others make no sense.
