Read the excerpt from chamberlain's speech to parliament and answer the question that follows.
"i have nothing to be ashamed of. let those who have, hang their heads. we must feel profound sympathy for a small and gallant nation in the hour of their national grief and loss."
how is chamberlain attempting to achieve his overall goal?
a. by shifting the spotlight away from himself
b. by showing the human side of international politics
c. by reminding members of the positive effects of war
d. by exposing parliament's dishonest members

Returning from vietnam, we were given a parade. crowds of screaming people waving signs — not just on one road, one day. no, they were everywhere. every day. on the streets, on the television, on the radio. a hot, angry tangle of shaking fists and ugly words that threatened us like a monster with a hundred heads. our country had chewed us up and spit us out, and now we were being treated as if it were our fault. which sentence best uses figurative language to match the paragraph's tone? a. our feet were frozen in place as the street itself strained to hold us back. b. i felt unappreciated and condemned for actions i had thought were heroic. c. i hadn't expected to find myself in a rags-to-riches situation such as this. d. we had come home to a feeding frenzy and were being treated as bait.