Since the original meaning of that word (presided) means, management or control, I believe that your answer might be option C. Sat before, or controlled
Answer:
A
Explanation:
The speaker does not want to pause at the "house," suggesting the setting frightens her and she is eager to move on.
Does this question have the following list of options to choose from?
to protest the war
to demonstrate his love of country
to prove his political activism
<span>to ensure he would not get drafted
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If so, then the answer would be the third one. Goines is using satire, a type of <span>writing, making fun of human behavior to condemn it or find some social change. He uses this type of writing so as to have the people/ reader think about the war more critically.</span>