Read the excerpt below and answer the question.

now she had got a start, and she went on and told me all about the good place. she said all a body would have to do there was to go around all day long with a harp and sing, forever and ever. so i didn't think much of it. but i never said so. i asked her if she reckoned tom sawyer would go there, and she said not by a considerable sight. i was glad about that, because i wanted him and me to be together. (p. 7)

the excerpt above best illustrates which theme from the adventures of huckleberry finn?

a. freedom and slavery
b. friendship and loyalty
c. social injustice
d. coming of age

B. friendship and loyalty

Explanation:

In the excerpt from Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," Miss Watson is telling Tom about going to heaven once life on the earth  is finished. Thus, the thought of people singing all the time does not really appeal to Huck, who does not want to go there. Actually, he wonders whether his best friend Tom Sawyer will go to heaven, and he is glad Miss Watson says he will not. As a result, Huck will be able to keep his friendship with Tom and continue to do naughty things out of heaven.

answer: the tobacco industry has traditionally been one of the most important industries in north carolina and a backbone of the state's agricultural heritage. yet as the north carolina economy continues to transition from an agricultural economy to a manufacturing and, increasingly, service-based economy, the industry faces new challenges, both at home and abroad

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