The french expedition which perished in the texas wilderness was led by

Sieur de La Salle was a french explorer who came to America with a large expedition. They were aiming to form a large french settlement at the mouth of river Mississippi. The exploration was ruined partly by pirates which capture one of their ships and partly by their misfortune two others were sunk. In desperation his men killed him.

answer; ///i do believe that the correct answer is (d); ///athens had a small population;

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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