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I did have not read Burned by Ellen Hopkins. I will however help you out on any questions you may have if you allow me the time to do a bit of research.
I hope this helps.
In my opinion, the correct answer is D. <span>She tried on several pairs, and she chose a blue and grey pair to replace her old shoes.
There are exactly 7 coordinating conjunctions in English, and they can easily be remembered by the acronym FANBOYS: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so. In this case, we have two clauses ("She tried on several pairs", "and she chose a blue and grey pair to replace her old shoes"), connected with a conjunction "and".</span>
The community already had deep seated resentments and petty squabbles going on between them. The girls were able to introduce fear, conjecture, and intimidation among the population. People like mr. Putnam, used the hysteria created by the girls to cheat people out of their land. Others settled petty grievances by charging others with witchcraft. Hehe
Given that engrossed is to be "absorbed in the act of" one can deduce that the answer is
A, Similarly.