Im gonna go with <span>D). the author supplies a rebuttal that quotes more current research</span>
Answer:
During World War I, farmers worked hard to produce record crops and livestock. When prices fell they tried to produce even more to pay their debts, taxes and living expenses. In the early 1930s prices dropped so low that many farmers went bankrupt and lost their farms.
Answer: they were (Dancing )
Answer: “He looked round, but could see nothing but a crow winging its solitary flight across the mountain“
“ when he heard the same cry ring through the still evening air: “Rip Van Winkle! Rip Van Winkle!””
“ and perceived a strange figure slowly toiling up the rocks, and bending under the weight of something he carried on his back”
Explanation: all of these sentences give you a brief description of where and when this is happening.