Answer B. (Future perfect tense is used, as the sentence refers to something that will be completed by some point in the future.) is correct.
B is correct because the event which will happen in the future (the baking of the cakes) will also have ended.
I will have baked is a correct form of future perfect, because future perfect is made with the following construction:
Subject + will have + past participle
The metaphor was used as the figurative language in the poem “Mother to Son”. She compared her life to a crystal staircase which has obstacles and unexpected corners that make the journey more difficult.“Mother to Son” poem Well, son, I'll tell you: Life for me ain't been no crystal stair. It's had tacks in it, And splinters, And boards torn up, And places with no carpet on the floor - Bare
Um is there more to this?
The second choice best applies to the given excerpt. First, it can be noted from this excerpt that the writer wants to convey a pessimistic view of fate. With that, the last choice will not apply to the paragraph anymore. The second and third choices do not apply as well because all words used were neither jargon nor difficult. Rather the words and phrases used like, "interested...but changed their minds", "frustrated", and "revolution in the mountains", were easy to grasp and quickly conveys how a possibly bright future has turned into a sour one.
18 is the answer I believe you are looking for
