Excerpt from Abraham Lincoln's First Inaugural Address I am loath to close. We are not enemies, but friends. We must
not be enemies. Though passion may have strained it must not
break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory.
stretching from every battlefield and patriot grave to every
living heart and hearthstone all over this broad land, will yet
swell the chorus of the Union, when again touched, as surely
they will be, by the better angels of our nature.

How does Lincoln address his audience in this excerpt?

A. Lincoln addresses American citizens in a boastful tone to show his power as a political leader.

B. Lincoln addresses American citizens by urging them not to take action that could threaten their material comfort.

C. Lincoln addresses
American citizens egotistically to remove any doubt about his role as president.

D. Lincoln addresses American citizens by imploring them to remember what binds them to the Union.

Select the correct text in the passage. in richard connell's short story "the most dangerous game," zaroffs aristocratic appearance and dignified manners mask his sinister, animalistic nature. which line from the excerpt best provides a glimpse into his true nature? rainsford's first impression was that the man was singularly handsome; his second was that there was an original, almost bizarre quality about the general's face. he was a tall man past middle age, for his hair was a vivid white; but his thick eyebrows and pointed military mustache were as black as the night from which rainsford had come. his eyes, too, were black and very bright. he had high cheekbones, a sharpcut nose, a spare, dark face-the face of a man used to giving orders, the face of an aristocrat. turning to the giant in uniform, the general made a sign. the giant put away his pistol, saluted, withdrew. "ivan is an incredibly strong fellow," remarked the general, "but he has the misfortune to be deaf and dumb. a simple fellow, but, i'm afraid, like all his race, a bit of a savage." "is he russian? " "he is a cossack," said the general, and his smile showed red lips and pointed teeth. "so am i." half apologetically general zaroff said, "we do our best to preserve the amenities of civilization here. forgive any lapses. we are well off the beaten track, you know." laughter shook the general. "how extraordinarily droll you are! " he said. "one does not expect nowadays to find a young man of the educated class, even in america, with such a naive, and, if i may say so, mid-victorian point of view. it's like finding a snuffbox in a limousine. ah, well, doubtless you