In "Marriage is a Private Affair", why does Nnaemeka reject his father’s choice of a wife for him? He despises the woman his father has chosen for him.

He does not trust his father’s ability to make a good match for him.

He has no interest in getting married at this time.

He already loves Nene and is engaged to her.

In what critical way is the protagonist dynamic in "there's a man in the habit of hitting me on the head with an umbrella"?

Yes or no? biology is the study of rocks and minerals.

Which word best describes the author's tone in this excerpt from "that spot" by jack london? i don’t think much of stephen mackaye any more, though i used to swear by him. i know that in those days i loved him more than my own brother. if ever i meet stephen mackaye again, i shall not be responsible for my actions. it passes beyond me that a man with whom i shared food and blanket, and with whom i mushed over the chilcoot trail, should turn out the way he did. i always sized steve up as a square man, a kindly comrade, without an iota of anything vindictive or malicious in his nature. i shall never trust my judgment in men again. why, i nursed that man through typhoid fever; we starved together on the headwaters of the stewart; and he saved my life on the little salmon. and now, after the years we were together, all i can say of stephen mackaye is that he is the meanest man i ever knew. a. excited b. ironic c. indignant d. playful