Well to really tell if the person values something in a story u should look at their body language, eyes, and listen for their tone of voice.
The best option to this answer is B <span>Carl is tall; his brother is short.
</span>A semicolon is often used to merge two independent clauses (or two complete thoughts). [ex. my cat has brown fur; my dog has white fur.]
i think it is d, i hope this helped~ :)