How does douglass's presentation of the information in this portion of paragraph 1 to advance his overall argument concerning slavery?

What is the authors purpose in writing this paragraph

Which three of the following choices are advantages of using active voice a) engages readers b) less wordy c) conceals the subject d) less confusing e) object acted on is given importance

Read this excerpt from holes. he had no sailing experience, but the ship’s captain signed him aboard. the captain could see that elya was a man of great strength. not everybody could carry a full-grown pig up the side of a mountain. it wasn’t until the ship had cleared the harbor and was heading out across the atlantic that he suddenly remembered his promise to carry madame zeroni up the mountain. he felt terrible. what information does this flashback provide about elya? a.elya did not intend to break his promise to madame zeroni. b.madame zeroni is very angry and disappointed in elya. c.elya is terribly afraid of madame zeroni’s curse. d.elya does not care what happened to madame zeroni.