I am not fully sure that this is correct, but I believe it is yellow journalism. Forgive me if I'm wrong, though.
Answer:
a. It was a qualitative, ethnographic study.
Explanation:
The research conducted by Niobe Way in 1998 is titled "Everyday courage: The lives and stories of urban teenagers" and is one of the most influential research studies in the fields of social, ethnic and racial studies involving young population and educational institutions. It was a qualitative, ethnographic study and the data was collected using interviews from a small sample population. Hence, option a stands correct and true out of the other options.
Well it kinda depends on where you gear your essay to.. few tips:
don't start with a question
if you want start with a fact
make it interesting (catching/hook)