<span>Struggles with his decision to kill the old man.
The premise of the poem revolves around the narrator's confliction over killing the man because although the man has been nothing but good to him, the strange blue eye "haunts" and annoys him.</span>
From what I've understood from the excerpt, the author wants to portray Elizabeth Van Lew's undercover attitude and skills in order to gather intelligence. In order for her to get inside the premises and spy, she must maintain a good act in order for the guards not to be suspicious. Therefore, the answer is A.
<span>"But sometimes (like right now), as I sit in the cool, green-draped parlor, the grindstone begins to turn, and time with all its changes is ground away—and I remember Doodle." is the correct answer because it's implying Doodle is no longer with the narrator.</span>
The correct answer is D. he accepts that hatred can destroy and that skin color is unimportant.
Explanation:
In the excerpt says: "blackness and whiteness did not matter..." and it also says "Hatred, which could destroy so much..." Those are clues that the correct answer is D. In 1955, James Baldwin published his famous work "Notes of a Native Son". This was the first non-fiction book that he wrote.
First eliminate the options that really do not hold any validity. Nowhere in the poem does the speaker mention a desire to become a solider, take up arms, defend her country...so option 1 is out. Also, there isn't any mention of violence. The author's choice of the word "first" in this line gives the reader the feeling that there will be a "second". This makes option 3 "war is unavoidable" the best option.
