I assume this is a multiple choice. I will give it a shot though:
"The open spaces and opportunities for independence appealed to many."
Plot exposition is the initial state of the character at the beginning of the story
rising action is a bunch of events that leads to a certain problem (climax)
the climax is the problem of the story
falling action is the events that leads to the solution at the end
Answer:
A. The flood destroyed crops and caused some farmers to lose money
Explanation:
The main sentence says that farmers that got affected by the flood lost money. Sentence A says the same thing just with different wording.
Personification ad it is giving a thing human actions
