The age of global expansion resulted in all of the following except a. networks of trade b. cultural exchanges c. discovery of new lands d. a decrease in disease

so the story tells of someone named kaushik choudhuri, but he does not narrate the story, a girl named hema does. hema tells the story in a second person point of view because you (the reader) are supposed to be the boy named kaushik.

here's an excerpt i found: "i was ushered into the fitting room, your mother watching approvingly as i took off my coat and sweater and tried on the bra."

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a. by accepting the election of president abraham lincoln in 1860 and convincing other southern states to do the same