It seems that you have missed the bold print word in the given quote, but anyway, I will just try to given the meaning of the complicated words in this quote. Delicacy: the quality of being delicate; luxury. Vex: <span>implies greater provocation and stronger disturbance; connotes anger. Conundrums: A difficult problem; puzzle. Hope these helps. </span>
The answer to the question that is being presented above would be the second statement. The line that supports the idea that microbes are beneficial to humans are 's<span>ome microbes may help us deal with stress, or adapt to changes.'. </span>
Answer:
Tokyo
Tokyo, with almost nine million inhabitants, is by far the largest Japanese city. (The Greater Tokyo region is estimated to have a population of some 13 million). In fact the number of residents in the Japanese capital is greater then the combined population of the next three largest cities Yokohama, Osaka and Nagoya.
Okay so the time is around 1920 and it is a neighborhood but they didn't specify the exact location. And the exposition is when Mrs.Liz dies. Jemmie and her family moved to a new city. Jemmie moved next to Cass.
