Answer:
And when . . . people enter into a free government, they do not barter away their natural rights; they simply pledge themselves to protect each other in the enjoyment of them, through prescribed judicial and legislative tribunals.
Explanation:
An ellipsis is a set of dots (…) that show the omission of superfluous words or that could be inferred from contextual clues.
Only the second option applies it correctly because it only omits "100 or 1,000,000", which is information superfluous to the main idea of the speech.
The other options omit information that is crucial for a complete understanding of the excerpt.
The husband must file a divorce
A denouement is the final part of a play, movie, or narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved.
And based off the answers...
A. By returning to the original location, Bierce ends the story by contrasting Druse's actions to the beginning of the story.
B. The description of the Federal sergeant crawling to Druse allows Bierce to show how the soldiers must remain hidden.
C. Describing Druse's location and feelings allows Bierce to enhance how monstrous Druse feels at the end of the story.
D. Through the setting, Bierce is able to explain the climax and resolve Druse's feelings about killing his father.
I believe that the correct answer is D.
In "The Fall of the house of Usher," Edgar Allen Poe creates suspense and fear in the reader. ... Poe uses setting primarily in this work to create atmosphere. The crack in the house and the dead trees imply that the house and its surroundings are not sturdy or promising