The right-handed twin accused his brother of murdering their mother and their quarrels continued until it was time to bury their mother. with the of their grandmother, they made her a grave. from her head grew the three sister plants, corn, beans, and squash. from her heart grew tobacco, which people still use to give in ceremony. she is called “our mother” and the people dance and sing to her to make the plants grow. the excerpt suggests that the iroquois believed that

Plz asap read this sentence from paragraph 3 of the article. the boys and girls are merely asked to obtain the signatures of ten friends or relatives. how does the word "merely" affect the meaning of the sentence? a- it suggests that asking people to subscribe to the washington times is something negative. b- it implies that obtaining ten signatures is not a requirement for receiving a prize. c- it downplays the fact that to win the prize, children must ask people to subscribe to the washington times. d- it emphasizes that children receive the prize only if they obtain ten signatures.