The main idea of this paragraph is that they spent weeks trying to determine where the smell was coming from.
The author of the text that contains this quote appeals to the reader's sense of logic by quoting an authority/expert on the matter. Taking into consideration that expert's opinions, in argument, are as close to a fact as you can get without actually using a fact, this shows us how your best answer here is option B.
B) a waiting period in which a new firefighter undergoes several interviews
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The correct answer is <span>what is written in the Constitution is not open to interpretation
Strict constructionism is a way of interpreting the constitution. Constructionists only accept what is written and the way in which it was written. There is nothing beyond what is written and from his point of view, if it says that all people are equal and citizens of the United States then all people indeed, including African-Americans. For him, there is no interpretation that looks at deeper meaning, what is written is what is intended and that's why he is a strict constructionist. </span>