Which word in the sentence is a direct object? the quarterback scored a touchdown!

- "the answers are a and b.  

when cullen speaks of planting while others reap, and standing "abject and mute," he is speaking about the racial injustices present in american society. as these injustices have changed over time, the american identity  has also shifted. those changes are, in turn, reflected in american literature."

b. our party quickly made its way into the cave / but we failed to find our host [the cyclops] himself inside.