I would say C. “was”. It’s definitely not “am”, because that just sounds completely wrong. It’s not “are” because that sounds a bit wrong, too. It can’t be “were” because it’s only referring to one group, not many groups. The only answer it could be is C.
<u>The correct answer is: D. To show how one family's struggle was representative of many others. </u> The Grapes of Wrath describes the drama of the emigration of members of a family who are forced to abandon their lands in the company of thousands of people who lived in Oklahoma and Texas bound for California, but in this place would not happen what they longed There they were treated with contempt and cruelty by the landlords.
The answer is A.
Understanding the words in a poem will help the performer to better express the poem which results in a better reaction from the audience.