Why is there no water between the rails in the rebuilt section of the subway tunnel? A. The channel under the rails is carved with smooth right angles and has places for water to drain
B. There are no splintered wooden rail ties that would give way under the weight of a subway car
C. It had not been raining long enough for water from the thunderstorm to reach the rebuilt section of the tunnel.
D. There used to be water there, but the critters that live under the rail ties drank it all.

the answers are:

1. dolores driscoll - b. first person minor

dolores is a minor character who happens to be driving the bus at the time of the accident. she narrates picking up each of the children and her last memory is the children being thrown around the bus.

2. billy ansel - a. first person major

billy loses his twins in the accident. he tells his own story, how he witnessed the accident and how he tried to the rescuers. he is a major character, as he is at the center of the story.

3. mitchell stephens - c. first person observer

mitchell enters the story after the accident. he is a lawyer who learns about the accident based on other characters observations. though he tells the story from a first person perspective, he is just an observer.

as for matcthing the message or lesson posted with the person who said them:

1."obviously, you can't control everything, but you are obliged to take care of the few things you can. i'm an optimist basically who acts like a pessimist. on principle. just in case." - dolores driscoll

2. "i could no longer believe even in life. . for me now the only reality was death." - billy ansel

do you have a photo of the paragraph?

sorry but can you explain the question because i didn’t understand it