Answer: A. están.
Las tiendas están cerca del mercado.
The shops are close to the market.
Explanation: In Spanish, the verb "estar" is used to indicate the location of something. Since the subject in this sentence is "tiendas", that is a third-persona in the plural, the verb must be conjugated in this form. Las tiendas están.
Answer: 1st part: 1=estos 2=esos 3=ese 4=esos 5=estas 6=ese
2nd part: 1=esos 2=ese 3=estos 4=esa 5=esta 6=este
Explanation: