Because people go crazy. They lower the prices and everyone just goes crazy trying to get what they want.
Answer:
B) Fright
Explanation:
If the hairs on his arm 'stood up' then he's emphasizing that he might have gotten a shiver. If you feel excitement, you won't feel a shiver. If you're trying to say 'pain', then you could feel pain. If you were surprised, then you might feel excitement or shocked, which wouldn't cause you to say 'my hairs on my arms stood up'. Therefore, the option left is b) fright. If you feel frightened, then you might feel like something like that happened.
Obviously it about sustaining equality. The excerpt is talking about how diversity is a problem, well equality is a way of trying to solve that problem.