Read this excerpt from "A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift, in which he describes the benefits of his proposal for Ireland:Infant's flesh will be in season throughout the year, but more plentiful in March. . . . [T]here are more children born in Roman Catholick countries about nine months after Lent, the markets will be more glutted than usual, because the number of Popish infants, is at least three to one in this kingdom, and therefore it will have one other collateral advantage, by lessening the number of Papists among us.
Which inference about Ireland is best supported by evidence in the passage?

A. Many children in Ireland are born in the summer.

B. Swift's proposal can be successful only in Ireland.

C. Most people in Ireland practice Catholicism.

D. The Irish want to rid the country of Catholics.

D. The irish want to rid the country of Catholics

Explanation:

In the passage the author states wanting to lessen the number of baptists among them because of all the infants being born, this creating the best possible inference that is supported by the text

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

most likely you should find things like facts and important information to you understand. i hope this .