Can you guys me with the story things fall apart?

Why did the author include the fact that 40,000 african americans participated in the bus boycott

Read the excerpt from "a pair of silk stockings." but she went on feeling the soft, sheeny luxurious things—with both hands now, holding them up to see them glisten, and to feel them glide serpent-like through her fingers. which best describes the underlying tone of the excerpt created by the connotations of the words “soft,” ”luxurious,” “glisten,” and “serpent-like”? 1. gloom 2. temptation 3. forgiveness 4. suspicion

Americans were concerned about being drawn into another war in europe. how well did president roosevelt address conflicting evidence and viewpoints? use textual evidence from the speech to support your ideas.