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Read the passage from "Cruel Tribute
"Now then," said Minos, "you shall hear my decree.
Athens has robbed me of my dearest treasure, a
treasure that can never be restored to me; so, in
return, I require from Athens, as tribute, that
possession which is the dearest and most precious to
her people, and it shall be destroyed cruelly as my
son was destroyed."
"The condition is hard," said the elders, "but it is just.
What is the tribute which you require?"
"Has the king a son?" asked Minos.
The face of King Aegeus lost all its color and he
trembled as he thought of a little child then with its
mother at Troezen, on the other side of the Saronic
Sea. But the elders knew nothing about that child, and
they answered:
"Alas nol he has no son but he has fiftv nephews
Mark this and return

Read the excerpt from act iii of the importance of being earnest. jack. [in a pathetic voice.] miss prism, more is restored to you than this hand-bag. i was the baby you placed in it. miss prism. [amazed.] you? jack. [embracing her.] yes . . mother! miss prism. [recoiling in indignant astonishment.] mr. worthing! i am unmarried! jack. unmarried! i do not deny that is a serious blow. but after all, who has the right to cast a stone against one who has suffered? cannot repentance wipe out an act of folly? why should there be one law for men, and another for women? mother, i forgive you. [tries to embrace her again.] what is the best conclusion that can be drawn about jack, based on his words and actions in this excerpt? he has a tendency to be rude. he is inclined to show his emotions. he has a tendency to be gullible. he is inclined to be unresponsive.

Which of the following best explains why the author chose the compare-and-contrast structure for paragraph 2

Mr. underwood's editorial defending tom robinson is surprising because he's described as not wanting to be near negroes it's a dangerous stance to take at that time he had been neutral during the trial he wasn't in the courtroom