I believe it is outside the towns limits.
My mother considered the idea of a child sleeping alone a cruel American practice, and therefore did not encourage it, even when we had the space.
Answer: He'd caused many problems with his slipshod management.
Explanation:
He flagged down a random car so that he could bring his hurt friend to a hospital. Unfortunately for a reason completely unknown to him, and his friends the men that responded to his call were very aggressive, and threatening. He's thrown into the aggressive men's car after getting tied up, and having a bag thrown over his face. Now he has no choice but to await his fate silently or be severely punished for talking.
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C. Folks were struggling to survive in most places, but in California they had jobs, it has the conjunction word “but”.