What is Merriton going to investigate? a. downstairs in his house to see what a noise is

b. outside to the edges of the marsh to look at the strange stars

C. throughout his house to see what his butler is doing

d. outside to see what flickering flames are near the marsh

d. outside to see what flickering flames are near the marsh

Explanation: Merriton was going to investigate flames that were flickering outside near the marsh just like a signal fire would do. Watching the flames for a good twenty minutes made him nervous and informed his decision to go see what was causing it.

frances ellen watkins harper writing was influenced by: b. the education she received growing up in the north.

she was born in baltimore, maryland, on september 24, 1825. after the death of her parents, her uncle reverend william watkins, a teacher at the academy for negro youth, raised and educated her. she also continued educating herself by accessing a library of the family she worked for, beginning writing poetry afterwards. as a civil rights activist and abolitionist, watkins greatly influenced her life and work.