Answer:
Compound,Throughout most of U.S. history, pants were considered shocking attire for women, but the mid-twentieth century saw increased acceptance of this once-controversial clothing item.
Explanation:
Huck seems like the type of character, based just from this snippet, to overexaggerate things, even something small. He also seems to be on the glass half empty side of life. Perhaps cocky and a bit overzealous, too, judging by the "I bet I do" phrase. Does that help?
The answer is A because it is the only sentence with a conjunction
