A biographer (the author of the biography) must sort through ...

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A biographer (the author of the biography) must sort through
 
  a. the facts of a person's life in an attempt to show the person in the best possible light.
  b. his or her writings to avoid slanderous statements and also to avoid topics that might lead to censorship.
  c. his or her feelings and opinions to make sure biases are clearly stated at the beginning of the biography.
  d. the truths and fictions, decide what is important and that is inconsequential, identify relevant details, eliminate superfluous trivia, and create a narrative that presents a person's life.

Question 2

Billie Jo in Karen Hesse's Out of the Dust (1997) not only copes with the Dust Bowl in Oklahoma but also the violent death of her __________.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

mother

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