Some reporters have revealed that deformed frogs... A. In a quarter- mile radius of nuclear power plants. B. At old land fills t
hat have been covered over and planted. C. On or near farms but not in the surrounding areas. D. At water sources in full sunlight but not one's that are shaded.
An author may want to use an allusion because An allusion serves as a kind of shorthand, drawing on this outside work to provide greater context or meaning to the situation being written about.
