The answer most suitable for this question is c. tossed
The distance of the Appalachian trail starting in Springer Mountain in Georgia and ending in Mount Katahdin in Maine is longer because of the difference in elevation along the way. The trail itself is said to be around 2,200 miles long where as the distance between the two locations is much less at around 1,500 miles.
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The topic of this body paragraph is that Felix is a horrifying creature.
One should note that this paragraph has a solid topic sentence -- the first sentence of any body paragraph -- which summarizes the main idea. Here, this paragraph's main idea is best explained by the first sentence: "Barnaby's descriptions of Felix paint him as a horrifying creature."
The rest of the paragraph provides more information about what makes Felix so horrifying.
B. Dishonest because some were incompetent and half not honest