21. Read the following excerpt, and identify which former U. S. President it can best be attributed to. “On September the 11th, enemies of freedom committed an act of war against our country. Americans
have known wars -- but for the past 136 years, they have been wars on foreign soil, except for one
Sunday in 1941. Americans have known the casualties of war -- but not at the center of a great city on a
peaceful morning. Americans have known surprise attacks -- but never before on thousands of
civilians. All of this was brought upon us in a single day -- and night fell on a different world, a world
where freedom itself is under attack."
A. Barack Obama
B. Gerald Ford
C. George W. Bush
D. John F. Kennedy

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.