B. <span> It makes the reader wonder how the quotation from the poem relates to the topic of the passage.</span>
Answer:
To fix the country's problems with the economy and foreign possible threats he pardoned Nixon. He wasted a lot of time fixing the problems about Nixon so he saw that if he pardoned him he would be able to continue to solve the real problems that affected the whole country. This was a very unpopular move on the average voter and he lost the election.
The best option from the list would be that "<span>B. About half of the gold seekers completed the journey to the Klondike" since there were several different popular routes to take.</span>