3) what literary technique is the author using? a) dramatic irony shows the reader how severe the war was. b) using imagery the author gives a picture of how bad slaves were treated. c) in the first person point of view the author is stating his thoughts and beliefs. d) the mood and tone show the reader that actually the war was the best thing to happen for our nation.

The answer is C, I took the test on usa test prep.

Explanation:

Lincoln is giving the speech which makes it first person and in the sppeech he describes his thoughts and feelings.

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