Which is a feature of descriptions?

A They explain the causes and effects of events.

B They provide a discussion of similarities and differences.

C They provide details that create mental pictures for the reader.

D They give information about events in the order they happened.

C. They provide details that create mental pictures for the reader.

Explanation:

Descriptions describe a person, place, or thing to help the reader better understand it.

the answer is somber

the purpose of the heading in the passage is to identify who is telling the story.

this excerpt is part of the book sugar changed the world (2010) written by marc aronson and marina budhos. as the book has been written by two people, the heading "marc" indicates that this specific excerpt is being narrated by aronson. in the fragment, marc describes his grandfather's story after hearing it from his cousin. however, there are other excerpts where budhos is the one that tells the story of her family.

aronson and budhos, who are husband and wife in real life, decided to write sugar changed the world when they found out how sugar, which had an important role in slavery and economy, changed their ancestors' lives.