“There were very few limitations as to what Tom could have been and what Mary might have thought of him.”
Answer: I am going to say C. Syntax
Answer: A
Explanation: They all make sense in this form.
The other transition words sound wrong when they fit with the sentences:
"Afterward, she heard a strange noise coming from inside."
"Long ago, they were all huddled around Blush's stall."
"Nevertheless, the other cows stamped nervously at all the commotion."
To remind Beatrice of Benedick good qualities
The Mandela effect is a real essay since I have read many essays and huge body paragraphs with Mandela effect in it....So from background knowledge alone, your answer is True, the Mandela effect was in a real essay :)