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A. The issue was upsetting; the destruction of New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina.
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17. metaphor
18. idiom
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Answer: B
Explanation: In a short story, the plot tends to be more simple and restricted as opposed to a full length novel.
It would be the second one. Try replacing the -- with parentheses to see if it works as an independant clause.
