Read the following and then answer the question.

the twins were born on may 4, 1932. mamma went down with childbed fever soon after. pa got her the preacher. the preacher said he intended to breathe the breath of the lord into her lungs because of the two little babies needin’ their mamma. that left me entirely out of the picture, but it wasn’t any use to say, "what about me? " mamma was too far gone for the breath of the lord.

i patted her hot hand, and i said over and over, "mamma, don’t leave me. don’t die. can you hear me? it’s your ownliest sugar-plum talking. it’s pearl. can you hear me? "

who is the narrator?

pa,
mamma,
pearl,
or an outside observer

Pearl

Explanation:

Pearl is talking to her mum at the end which gives it away

active voice: my father cut the tree.

passive voice: the tree was cut by my father.

active voice: people buy newspapers every day.

passive voice: newspapers are bought (by people) every day.

active voice: people have been using movies as political propaganda since world war ii.

passive voice: movies have been used as political propaganda since world war ii.

active voice: donna gave me my birthday present.

passive voice: i was given my birthday present (by donna). / my birthday present was given to me (by donna).

active voice: mom will leave the keys on the counter.

passive voice: the keys will be left (by mom) on the counter.

the words in parentheses are the agent of the passive voice and can be omitted when obvious, generic, or simply unnecessary.

explanation:

the answer to your question is d because the clause conveys the tone of the man in the excerpt, which is arrogant and cocky. hope that .