Select the correct answer. What can be inferred from the author's focus on Ms. Parks' reason for starting the Montgomery Bus Boycott of 1955–1956?

A. As a well-known advocate of desegregation during the Civil Rights Movement, the author criticizes Ms. Parks' true intentions for refusing to give up her seat on a bus.

B. Many activists were not brave enough to stage a bus boycott until Ms. Parks was arrested for her refusal to give up her seat to a white man, prompting others to follow her lead.

C. As a member of the NAACP, Ms. Parks wanted to overturn bus segregation laws sooner than planned and intentionally refused to give up her seat that day.

D. Regardless of whether or not Ms. Parks' defiance was intentional, her actions played an integral part in generating major changes during the Civil Rights Movement.

"the monkey's paw" is a rare story in that the theme is actually stated in the story. sgt. maj. morris tells the whites that the old fakir who put the spell on the paw said, "fate rules people's lives and those who interfere with fate do so to their sorrow." the message is a warning, but mr. white doesn't believe it. even though sgt. maj. morris makes it clear that he tried wishing with unfortunate results and he tries to throw the paw on the fire,   mr. white makes a wish for 200 pounds only to find that he receives the money when herbert dies in a factory accident. according to the fakir, then, because mr. white had wished for something he should not have had, his son lost his life.

the second wish that mrs. white encourages him to make is for herbert's return--one week after his death. when the strange knocking begins at the door during the windy night, mr. white panicks, believing that the previously dead but still mangled herbert could have walked home from the cemetary and is now at the door. because he fears what his wife will find if she opens the door, mr. white makes his third wish--for the noise to stop.

therefore, he uses his three wishes and to his sorrow, loses his son and disappoints his wife, who fervently believed that their son was at the door. she wanted him back, regardless of his condition.

explanation:

d. it compares the speaker reflection to a predatory bird that haunts the speaker