Which detail in the story creates an effect of both surprise and humor?
a. "'well, mr. easton, if you will make me speak first, i suppose i must. don't you ever recognize old friends when you meet them in the west? '"
b. "'oh! didn't you catch on? say--did you ever know an officer to handcuff a prisoner to his right hand? '"
c. "'the ambassador,' said the girl, warmly, 'doesn't call any more. he needn't ever have done so.'"
d. "'i love the west,' said the girl irrelevantly. her eyes were shining softly."

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Match the description to the character. 1. hopes to live in a quiet home and become a writer willie 2. hopes for more world awarenesmatch the description to the character. 1. hopes to live in a quiet home and become a writer willie 2. hopes for more world awareness and to live in a world without injustices sam 3. hopes to keep his job and avoid conflict hallys and to live in a world without injustices sam 3. hopes to keep his job and avoid conflict hally

Langston hughes cited walt whitman as one of his greatest influences and some believe that hughes wrote "i, too, sing america" in response to whitman's "i hear america singing." using on whitman's poem. consider aspects such as structure, there, word, choice, etc., as you craft your response. your response will be scored on how well you: -demonstrate your understanding of the ideas of the text -use evidence from the text to develop and support your ideas -organize your response in a logical manner -demonstrate an appropriate writing style through the use of precise word choice and varied sentences -use standard conventions for writing