The Facts 1. What, according to the author, makes it difficult for black men to develop the
kind of image that their children can admire and imitate? Is this circumstance
limited to black communities? Explain your answer.
2. What were the historical circumstances into which the author's father was born
in Louisiana on September 7, 1928?
3. What forces came to the rescue whenever the West family was in trouble? Give
some specific examples.
4. What role does the Bible play in the West family's moral code? Be specific in
your answer.
5. Why was the author's mother not abused by her husband as were so many
other black women of the time?

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

b. cronkite, a trusted television personality, declared that the war was unwinnable and told the american people that the government had better find a way out

even though it went against everything the news anchors typically stood for, cronkite voiced an opinion and took a stance, telling the us that there was no way they were going to win, the war was going to end in a stalemate. 

the time most likely will repeat, in the story.

answer: librarians is the correct word.