<u>They</u> walked slowly down the crooked <u>street</u> with the rickety <u>stroller</u> and crying <u>toddler</u>.
Answer:
B. But when spring came, rich and warm, we raised our sights again.
C. Success lay at the end of summer like a pot of gold, and our campaign got off to a good start.
E. Promise hung about us like the leaves, and wherever we looked, ferns unfurled and birds broke into song.
Explanation:
The sentences from the excerpt that most emphasize spring as hope for the boys are option B, C, and E.
This is because spring is narrated as a moment when the boys raised their sights again, and success lay at the end of summer and that promise hung around like leaves.
