The answer is D. If Ali was reading a Nordic myth, for example, he probably wouldn't know any of the gods in the myth.
Answer: acute
Explanation: acute means of a bad, difficult or unwelcome situation
Empathy is the act of sharing and understanding the feelings of someone else. So I'd go with:
C. <span>Ask him how he’s feeling</span>
Peyton Farquhar was a man who would strive to accomplish anything for the confederacy. The line "No service was too humble for him to perform in the aid of the South, no adventure too perilous for him to undertake if consistent with the character of a civilian who was at heart a soldier" confirms his devotion toward the Confederacy.
