The protagonist in Daniel Defoe's The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe belonged to the middle cla portraying him as a youth belonging to a middle-class family (rather than an upper-class family)?
O A
It appealed to a broader readership, especially in the middle class.
B.
It generated much excitement among middle- and lower-class youth.
O c.
It made upper-class readers aware of the differences within the middle class.
D.
It drew severe criticism from upper-class writers of the time.

Plz asap read this sentence from paragraph 3 of the article. the boys and girls are merely asked to obtain the signatures of ten friends or relatives. how does the word "merely" affect the meaning of the sentence? a- it suggests that asking people to subscribe to the washington times is something negative. b- it implies that obtaining ten signatures is not a requirement for receiving a prize. c- it downplays the fact that to win the prize, children must ask people to subscribe to the washington times. d- it emphasizes that children receive the prize only if they obtain ten signatures.