(EXCERPT FROM THE JUNGLE) PART A: Why did the factory likely employ such questionable practices?
A. Because the factory had no ethical Issue in deceiving the public; they
Interested in making as much money as possible
B. Because there was no regulation to tell them that these were morally wrong
practices.
C. Because they were confident that no inspection or employee would reveal their
secrets.
D. Because they had no way of getting rid of the spoiled meat in an
environmentally safe way.

a, b, and c are all correct.

c. barbarians with unexpected intelligence  

first of all the mood needs to be defined: it is obviously a mood of deceitful relief and serenity. why? because the cape horn is one of the most violent maritime regions of earth and although it has been left behind, it is a personification of ahab’s delirium and the fact that the end of the passage speaks about it about being “hidden” but “raving” immediately conveys the feeling the calm is not permanent but fleeting.

furthermore, the oxymoron “mild stun'sails” is the first instance of such feeling as the adjective “mild” is associated with “stunned” underscoring the fleeting nature of this “tranquil” moment. and the contrasts keep piling up, with the opposition between “dark den” and “blessed light and air” to end with the final conclusion that leaves the reader with the uneasy knowledge that this is just a reprieve.

the positive connotations of the words "pretty," "quiet," and "silence" give the excerpt a tone of nervousness. i think its this