What fact best explains why it is significant that angelou's narrative is set in 1940?

a) in 1940, the united states was not yet involved in world war ii.

b) in 1940, segregation of blacks and whites was still the norm.

c) in 1940, most high school students did not go on to college.

When grendel speaks of unferth and says "i could crush him like a fly" what literary device is being used

What does the word subordinate mean in this sentence? the office manager spoke to her subordinate in a cordial tone.

Imagine you are reading a story about a character named dray. dray is captain of the basketball team and practices for hours after school in order to achieve his goals of playing in the nba. one day, dray decides that he hates basketball. he quits the team and takes up knitting instead. what is the introduction of this new plot point is an example of a. an anticlimaxb. a conclusionc. a contrivanced. a climax