j. r.r. tolkien was always interested in the english language. before becoming a writer, he studied english in college. tolkien worked as a professor and also had a job to write a dictionary. he was in charge of the entries beginning with the letter “w.” when he began to write stories, he shared them with his friends in a group called the inklings. c. s. lewis was one of tolkien’s friends. he loved tolkien’s stories and wanted him to keep writing. lewis later wrote a famous seven-novel adventure fantasy series called the chronicles of narnia.

which best expresses an important connection the author makes in section three?
a) the inklings group provided support to lewis and tolkien.
b) being a professor provided tolkien with interesting storylines.
c) tolkien's college studies in english prompted mythical stories.
d) tolkien's job writing dictionary entries inspired the hobbit.

A) The Inklings group provided support to Lewis and Tolkien.

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the answers are:

1. dolores driscoll - b. first person minor

dolores is a minor character who happens to be driving the bus at the time of the accident. she narrates picking up each of the children and her last memory is the children being thrown around the bus.

2. billy ansel - a. first person major

billy loses his twins in the accident. he tells his own story, how he witnessed the accident and how he tried to the rescuers. he is a major character, as he is at the center of the story.

3. mitchell stephens - c. first person observer

mitchell enters the story after the accident. he is a lawyer who learns about the accident based on other characters observations. though he tells the story from a first person perspective, he is just an observer.

as for matcthing the message or lesson posted with the person who said them:

1."obviously, you can't control everything, but you are obliged to take care of the few things you can. i'm an optimist basically who acts like a pessimist. on principle. just in case." - dolores driscoll

2. "i could no longer believe even in life. . for me now the only reality was death." - billy ansel