Which of the following best characterizes African peoples during the early modern period? A. Impoverished-struggling agriculture, cut off from international trade, and hard-hit by bubonic plague
B. Isolated - cut off from international trade, no exposure to other languages, and no resistance to outside disease
C. Cohesive-mostly organized into large empires with only a few languages but the same religious beliefs
D. Diverse-multiple languages, religions, and forms of government

My latest book, fightin’, prose short fiction, is a combination. there’s nothing about being indian in there. just stories of people. why shouldn’t i write about non-indians? i don’t have to dress anybody in feathers." how does ortiz's use of language in this excerpt set an informal tone? a. by using contractions and sentence fragments, ortiz makes this part of the interview feel more familiar and casual. c. by using the term "indian" rather than "native american," ortiz makes this part of the interview feel more combative or hostile. b. by employing first-person pronouns, ortiz makes this part of the interview more solemn and pessimistic. d. by asking a rhetorical question, ortiz makes this part of the interview objectively and intentionally funny and lighthearted.