Which of the following best describes a central idea of the text? A. Our decisions are informed by a complex set of circumstances, values, and social morals. B. There is no right answer for what is good so the question of morality should be ignored all together. C. How we choose and how we act affects everything around us, intentionally or not. D. Love and loyalty are the strongest motivators, especially when it comes to morally ambiguous situations.

Excerpted from "the children's hour" by henry wadsworth longfellow a whisper, and then a silence: yet i know by their merry eyes they are plotting and planning together to take me by surprise. a sudden rush from the stairway, a sudden raid from the hall! by three doors left unguarded they enter my castle wall! look carefully at the lines above. a poem with this particular rhyme scheme is best read a. line by line. b. with long pauses. c. phrase by phrase. d. with a strong rhythm.