From the "McCarthyism" article, how does Reagon's testimony in paragraph 18 contribute to the development of ideas (central idea)?

Is the sentence the refree blew her whistle and both teams rushed onto the field a coumpound or simple sentence

What is the central idea in this advice from branch rickey to jackie robinson?  

Which statement best explains how the setting affects the meaning of the story? a. the water and wave motif conveys the queasy feeling the narrator has when walking alone at night. b. the firefly light conveys a feeling of nostalgia for long summer evenings spent with family. c. the phrase whispering and murmurs" suggests that the main character has fits of madness. d. the comparison of the street to a graveyard suggests that something is terribly wrong with society.