C - conversations with myself. According to the works cited, Mandela was the author of this text. According to the research paper, the reference specified the author is Mandela.
Answer:
Ponyboy feels great affection for his sixteen-year-old brother, Sodapop, whose charm and cheerfulness he admires. Ponyboy returns to the story of his solitary walk after the movies. As he walks, he notices a red Corvair trailing him. He quickened his pace as he remembers how badly the Socs beat his friend Johnny Cade.
Explanation:
It is in act 1 that the exposition occurs
The answer to this question is C - the common error in this sentence is a
dangling modifier. The dangling modifier included here, would be the
words 'having risen'. It Is unclear in this sentence whether this phrase
is referring to the hikers, or the river. The hikers could have been
woken up early because of the rains, until we reach the end of the
sentence that concerns a river that also could have risen due to the
rains.