One advantage of reading sudanese slit drum, rather than listening to it in a podcast, is that the reader

sets the pace.
pauses for effect.
adds sound effects.
emphasizes key words.

sets the pace.

Out of these options, the thing that the reader cannot do while listening to a podcast is set his own pace. Although the podcast might have a pace that suits the reader, this might not happen all the time. And when it does not happen, the reader still has to listen to it at a speed that is not suitable to him.

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

c) eager anticipation.