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6) 4. In the passage, how are the narrator's and their parents'
points of view towards the tree different?
O A The narrator and their parents are distracted by
different aspects of the property, not the tree.
OB The narrator is indifferent toward the tree while their
parents are overwhelmed by it.
O c The narrator is amazed by the tree but their parents
quietly reflechit.
OD The narrator cannot convince their parents of the
tree's importance.
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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

summer because you get to tan and wear cooler clothes and go to the beach

every four years the american people choose a new president, and 1988 is one of those years."