Answer:
I think it is C (not 100% sure)
Explanation:
Because C is the only (definite) one that has a direct correlation, between the 2 statements
The Way to the Rainy Mountain by Pulitzer-award winning author
N. Scott Momaday, is at the same time a good starting point into Kiowa history
while at the same time a unique and fascinating read that combines folklore, poetic
memoire and history. In the book the theft represents the decline because after
the Osages’ theft the Kiowas were abandoned by their sun god.
An alternative way to paraphrase the sentence given is:
<em>"The candidates debated if the current policies were appropriate due to changes in the economy, shifts in the population, and end of war.</em>
In this case, the use of parallel structures helps make the sentence more coherent by using the same grammar patterns. The grammar pattern is <em>noun+prepositional phrase</em>:
- Changes in economy
- Shifts in the population
- End of war
