B. Consequently. The transitional word that best fills the blank is
“consequently.” When we look at the excerpt from the passage you
provided, we can see two sentences. The second sentence seems to be a
result of the first sentence. With that in mind, of the possible
transitional words, we need to find the word that most closely means “as
a result” as this will give us the best transition to use. The word
that means “as a result” (even though it has a negative connotation) is
“consequently.”
First off the Amigo Brothers is just a story and an interloper is a person who becomes involved in a place or situation where they are not wanted or are considered not to belong.
Written in free verse, this poem dramatizes the chance confrontation of a groundhog and terrier. As the speaker relates the setting, the poet uses the design of the groundhog den to provide an alternative, “option”, to the latent conflict.