I think its B? judging the quotes he has stated.
<span>In 'Fahrenheit 451', Beatty tells Montag that the decline of books started during the Civil War era. In that time, radio and television became a big thing, and books were less interesting to the general public. People started wanting to know quick news, celebrity gossip, and about the entertaining things that were going on. They became less interested in books. Books became of less quality, and education declined. He also went on to discuss how different authors disagreed with each other, especially on the war, and therefore, the solution was found to get rid of books. The reaction of his explanation is that people would rather have exciting information whether it was true or not than engage in learning through reading a book. They like to do the least amount of work possible in order to amuse themselves.</span>
Causing to feel pity, because the person comforted the cat due to feeling bad for the cat.
This refers to the story "Marriage is a Private Affair" by Chinua Achebe.
Nnaemeka wants to wait until he can see his father and is able to tell him in person. He is worried that his father will hate the idea of the marriage, because Nene (his fiancé) is not from the Ibo tribe. Moreover, she was not chosen for him in an arranged marriage, as is tradition. Nnaemeka is worried his father will disapprove of the marriage. He ends up being right as the father is enraged to find out the news.
Change the phrase "shooting the breeze" because it is too informal and cannot be understood literally.
