I think D is the best answer choice. for a work written around the time of the salem witch trials, you can better understand why extreme fear and condemnation of witchcraft might show up, and the author's purpose is a major thing to understand a work. C doesn't really make sense, because historical context is based on facts, so the context doesn't so much help you understand an author's attitude/opinion. B is true to some degree, but D is still a stronger answer as B is somewhat circular; historical context is an inherent part of a historical character? and A doesn't even make sense to me but i personally would go with D
Answer:
In sentence D, change "it" to "the bridge."
Explanation:
In the sentence D, ''it'' should be changed to ''to bridge'' because of the previous sentence in which he said that his brothers had caught an extremly big fish. Because of the previous sentence, he should change it to ''the bridge'' because the readers can think that they have stayed on the big fish that they caught which would be absurd, and in that way, this paragraph would make no sense.
The other usage of ''They'' and ''My brothers'' is good because it is balanced in the paragraph. In every second sentence he is using ''They'' and after that ''My brothers'' so the readers have a good perception of his thoughts.
They Behavior and intelligence is really close to Humans behavior. Also, they have feeling and show them like humans do.
