Answer: He tells the ending of the story first, and then explains how it happened so that the reader knows the emotions colonel Owens feels after their escape.
Explanation: Charles Chesnutt gives a general idea of how the characters end up at the beginning of the story so that the reader is aware of where is everything leading up to. He then tells the journey of the Colonel's son and the slave he saved; Grandison, since he looked trustworthy to the Colonel. After a series of events, the author chooses to finally reveal how unfortunate the Colonel feels after catching a glimpse of Grandison and his family escaping on a boat.
I would say C. because if you are asked to write 10 pages then you aren't going to talk about what you ate last night, but a broad topic that can fill that many pages. That's how I do it in class anyways...
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Mrs. Flowers is being described quite positively here as the adjective 'benign' simple means warm-hearted or kind. and graceful connotes a sense of elegancy. She is smiling warmly and genuinely.
They sound the same when spoken but have two different meanings
B. Is the sentence with a comma error