Superlative means the greatest form (or biggest form) so the answer is C. soonest
"The depletion of water resources is a worrisome trend that impacts much of the world," insisted Dr. Sutton.
As far as I can tell, the only mistake is the end of the quote, where the comma should be within the quotation marks.
Answer:B) Thrown.
Explanation: We know that it’s not “Grown” or “Gathered” given the context. If you replace the word “Strewn” in the sentence with the word “Blown,” that doesn’t make sense either. Because it doesn’t make sense that hay would be “blown” and scattered for ferocious animals. However, hay would be “thrown” and scattered for ferocious animals.
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I believe C is correct, not quite sure though