What is a characteristic of a NONFICTION literary work? a. pertains to the actions of gods
b. deal with real life subjects
c. give the history of a person's life
d. do not utilize characters

the answers are:

1. dolores driscoll - b. first person minor

dolores is a minor character who happens to be driving the bus at the time of the accident. she narrates picking up each of the children and her last memory is the children being thrown around the bus.

2. billy ansel - a. first person major

billy loses his twins in the accident. he tells his own story, how he witnessed the accident and how he tried to the rescuers. he is a major character, as he is at the center of the story.

3. mitchell stephens - c. first person observer

mitchell enters the story after the accident. he is a lawyer who learns about the accident based on other characters observations. though he tells the story from a first person perspective, he is just an observer.

as for matcthing the message or lesson posted with the person who said them:

1."obviously, you can't control everything, but you are obliged to take care of the few things you can. i'm an optimist basically who acts like a pessimist. on principle. just in case." - dolores driscoll

2. "i could no longer believe even in life. . for me now the only reality was death." - billy ansel

i don't understand : /

c should be the correct answer

i wish your neck was broken, i just wish she was sitting there on this saddle, and could not get off it, instead of my having to drag it along on my back, and his third wish be that she should be quit of the saddle, and able to get off it.