Which sentence from the passage provides the best support for your
answer in Part A?
A. The oldest delegate to the convention at eighty-one, Franklin was too weak
to give speeches and instead offered his opinions through written remarks
delivered by a fellow Pennsylvania delegate.
B. But if Franklin was willing to sign a document so full of errors, according to
one tart-tongued Boston critic, "no wonder he shed a tear."
C. Incorrect. There is no evidence in the text to support this answer.
D. "Now," he said, "I have the happiness to know that it is a rising and not a
setting sun."