PART A:Which statement identifies the central idea of the text? A. The discrimination that black women experienced for being women was far greater than the discrimination they faced for being black.

B. The women's suffrage movement would've achieved their goals much more quickly if they allowed black women to participate in the movement
C. Achieving racial equality was a more important goal for black women than achieving the right to vote.

D. Despite the resistance that black women encountered from white women they made important contributions to women's suffrage.

What satirical statement does washington irving make about tom walker and society in this excerpt from "the devil and tom walker"? he insisted that the money found through his means should be employed in his service. he proposed, therefore, that tom should employ it in the black traffic; that is to say, that he should fit out a slave ship. this, however, tom resolutely refused: he was bad enough in all conscience, but the devil himself could not tempt him to turn slave-trader. a. shunning slavery is expected even from morally corrupt men like tom. b. although tom shuns slavery, he still oppresses people with extortion. c. supporting slavery and participating in the slave trade is evil. d. tom realizes that the slave trade is worse than extorting money from others. e. indulging in extortion is more reprehensible than supporting slavery.