The "yellow backed" fiction and penny press publications
a. portrayed a benign world in which good always triumphed over evil.
b. were popular with women readers because of the strong, morally superior female characters in the stories.
c. used graphic violence and sexual perversion to attract customers.
d. were designed to appeal to well-educated, sophisticated, upper-class readers.
e. appealed only to immigrants.
c
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A) Anthony Johnson B) Ascento Angola C) Jansen van Vaes D) Lewis Guinea
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A) labor for room and board. B) sexual favors for freedom. C) labor for the price of the trip to the New World. D) slavery for wages.
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A) an ethical philosophy B) religion C) spiritual path D) legal system