In langston hughes's "theme for english b," where and when the speaker lives makes the assignment
(a) humorous, because asking the speaker to write about himself is an exercise in absurdity.
(b) meaningless, because the speaker's teacher is a bigot who will not even bother to read his piece.
(c) simple, because the speaker is intelligent enough to attend columbia university, a prestigious school near harlem.
(d) difficult, because these things make the speaker question what is true about his own identity.

Read the excerpt from the time traveler's guide to elizabethan england.simon forman, who does attend plague sufferers, is a rare exception: this is because he has himself survived the disease and believes he cannot catch it again. however, his remedy amounts to little more than avoiding eating onions and keeping warm. he has a recipe for getting rid of the plague sores that will afflict you afterward if you survive the disease; but that is a very big "if.” it seems the best advice is provided by nicholas bownd in his book medicines for the plague: "in these dangerous times god must be our only defense.”which lines best summarize the excerpt?