To handle or use skillfully is to
A encompass
B depict
C constrain
D manipulate

A

Explanation:

is the answer because encompass is skillful I think

D

Explanation:

When you are manipulating something, typically a tool or object, you are able to use it to a skillful degree.

You can also use the process of elimination. To encompass can mean to surround or enclose something, as well as to include something. No mention of handling or using something skillfully. To depict only means to illustrate or convey something through the medium of art, such as paintings and drawings (i.e. a depiction of the Boston Massacre). Still, no mention of handling or using something skillfully. Finally, to constrain means to compel or force someone to a specific action, or to limit and restrain something. No mentions of using something skillfully.

Therefore, you can safely choose manipulate as a solid answer through the process of elimination.

Also, you can also apply what you know- a psychological manipulator is able to exploit, or use someone's emotions to their advantage, skillfully.

for example: in, he, a,from

in the quotation from passage, connie willis states that literature is a way for authors from the past to communicate with readers of today. we can read their stories, books, and other texts to learn lessons about life. willis refers to these lessons as messages “from beyond the grave.” willis has a favorable viewpoint about the timelessness of literature.