Read the excerpt below and answer the question. In town,
they would not sell
to japs.
Why did Mirikitani choose to use the word “aps” in the third line of this excerpt from "Attack the Water"?
A. She needed fewer syllables to fit the rhythm of the poem.
B. She wanted the poem to be an accurate portrayal of her family.
C. That is how she and her family referred to themselves.
D. That was the derogatory term that others called her family.

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?  a.under a microscope; the organisms look a bit like ruffled tennis balls they have armored plates that fit together to make a round shape. b.when the water is disturbed; the organisms respond by glowing this makes swimmers look like floating beams of blue light. c.there is a bay in puerto rico that seems to light up at night; the light comes from tiny organisms in the water. d.the luminescence attracts visitors from around the world people are curious to see; this beautiful otherworldly sight.