<span>b. He has been killed.
The mechanicals see a monster (really just Bottom with a donkey's head from Puck's spell) and all scatter, screaming and running away. When they can't find Bottom they assume that he has been killed in the woods, probably by the monster. </span>
Ulrichvon Gradwitz and Georg Znaeym
The answer is C. You need to catch your audiences attention to engage it so that’s why there is a thesis statement in an essay. It’s to get the readers attention so they are engaged and listening, to keep them entertained and wanting more.