The following question refers to “to da-duh, in memoriam”: what inference can you make about da-duh’s state of mind when she gave the narrator a penny for dancing? 1. she did not think the dancing was worth more than a penny. 2.she was by the girl’s enthusiasm. 3.she wanted the girl to go to the store for her. 4.she disapproved of dancing.

Answer :

2. She was pleased by the girl's enthusiasm

While telling Da-duh about New York the narrator showed her that she could dance by dancing the truck - a dance popular in the thirties. After this she showed her that she could sing by singing 'I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter', 'Tea for Two' and some other songs. Da-duh was somehow pleased with girl's enthusiasm and gave her a penny to go buy herself a sweet from the sweet shop up the road.

c he talks about the us lives lost.

the answers are:

1. dolores driscoll - b. first person minor

dolores is a minor character who happens to be driving the bus at the time of the accident. she narrates picking up each of the children and her last memory is the children being thrown around the bus.

2. billy ansel - a. first person major

billy loses his twins in the accident. he tells his own story, how he witnessed the accident and how he tried to the rescuers. he is a major character, as he is at the center of the story.

3. mitchell stephens - c. first person observer

mitchell enters the story after the accident. he is a lawyer who learns about the accident based on other characters observations. though he tells the story from a first person perspective, he is just an observer.

as for matcthing the message or lesson posted with the person who said them:

1."obviously, you can't control everything, but you are obliged to take care of the few things you can. i'm an optimist basically who acts like a pessimist. on principle. just in case." - dolores driscoll

2. "i could no longer believe even in life. . for me now the only reality was death." - billy ansel