"the bet" most differs from the nonfiction account of capital punishment because a. it addresses the issue of capital punishment. b. it asks whether gender is related to capital punishment. c. it presents a human side to capital punishment. d. it addresses the race issue surrounding capital punishment.

i would say c, admiration because the narrator related to the main character and she, too, once felt ashamed about her culture and wished to be an american girl to impress a boy. she felt admiration because her mom prepared her favorite foods when her and robert's (the guy she liked) family all came together and had a family reunion.

second one- because has facts and not opinion

intelligent is the best word to describe ivan markovitch.