3. Smoke given off by the factories threatened the survival of the light gray peppered moths. What evidence from the text best supports this conclusion? A. Soot is a black substance that collects on a surface that comes into contact with smoke. B. When coal burns, it gives off a lot of dark-colored smoke. C. Predators could see the light gray peppered moths on the black trees covered by soot and easily hunt them down. D. The trees began to blacken with soot because of all of the smoke in the air from the factories.

in the quotation from passage, connie willis states that literature is a way for authors from the past to communicate with readers of today. we can read their stories, books, and other texts to learn lessons about life. willis refers to these lessons as messages “from beyond the grave.” willis has a favorable viewpoint about the timelessness of literature.

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the correct answer is d. in john paston's letter written friday, 14, 1476, he expresses his fear that he may have to go to war.

indeed, although the black death was ravaging europe, the pastons were relatively safe from it due to their social status as they were part of the landed gentry. it is clear that the vast majority of the victims of the pandemic were the poor. the reason why he is weary of having to go to war is because at the particular time england was also devastated by the war of the roses and paston, being a courtesan was inevitably involved.