Hey!
This is an example of an idiom.
Regional system of public works
Answer:
A. Specific Detail
Explanation:
It is definitely not humor or assertion, which is a confident, forceful statement. I don't see it as simplicity because that is plain, natural, or easy to understand. When writing a thesis statement, your topic needs to be strong and to the point, which is more a specific detail. In this case, it is a specific detail about the narrator.
We could have gone to the store before we got home.