As you read the paragraph below, think about what conclusions you can draw based on the facts provided.
The decision to use the atomic bomb was made by President Truman. There was never any
doubt of that, and despite the rising tide of criticism, Mr. Truman took full responsibility for his
action. He had only recently succeeded to the Presidency after the sudden death of Roosevelt.
Immediately he was beset by a multitude of problems of enormous significance for the
postwar world, and Mr. Truman leaned heavily on the advice of his senior and most trusted
advisers on the question of the bomb. But the final decision was his and his alone.
Apply the strategies you've learned for drawing conclusions. What is this passage saying
about President Truman's early years in office?
President Truman knew from the very beginning that his decision was probably the wrong one.
President Truman was under intense pressure from the very beginning of his term of office.
President Truman never imagined that he would one day become President of the United States,
President Truman lacked confidence and therefore let others make most decisions for him.

Satire can best be defined as the literary form or technique in which and are used to criticize one's vices.

Select the correct answer. read this excerpt from incidents in the life of a slave girl by harriet ann jacobs: among the ladies who were acquainted with my grandmother, was one who had known her from childhood, and always been very friendly to her. she had also known my mother and her children, and felt interested for them. at this crisis of affairs she called to see my grandmother, as she not unfrequently did. she observed the sad and troubled expression of her face, and asked if she knew where linda was, and whether she was safe. my grandmother shook her head, without answering. "come, aunt martha," said the kind lady, "tell me all about it. perhaps i can do something to you." which of these important concepts uncommon to abolitionist literature does jacobs depict in the excerpt? 1. some kind white characters were included in slave narratives so that northerners would not be offended. 2. southern society was complex and diverse with both good and bad people unlike northern stereotypes showed. 3. many kind slave owners and their slaves developed deep friendships. 4. most whites and blacks lived in harmony in the south and made efforts to each other. a. 1 and 4 b. 1 and 3 c. 1 and 2 d. 2 and 3

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