Do the epigraphs in “into the wild” have a common thread? what do you know about then and their authors

What is implied in this sentence from mark twain's "the £1,000,000 bank-note"? i was puzzled, and wanted to discuss the matter a little further, but they didn't; so i took my leave, feeling hurt and insulted to be made the butt of what was apparently some kind of a practical joke, and yet obliged to put up with it, not being in circumstances to resent affronts from rich and strong folk.

As night falls, how many men are left standing on the battlefield? question 15 options: arthur alone, modred, and one of modred’s best knights modred, arthur, and two of arthur’s followers only arthur and modred only modred

Which correctly identifies the underlined words in the sentence below? marta walked into the room and saw her friends waiting to congratulate her. a. a clause that is describing a noun b. a phrase that is describing a verb c. a clause that is describing a verb d. a phrase that is describing a noun2b2t