The best option from the list would be "<span>a series of failed economic programs," since it was operating under a "command economy"--meaning that government had to "guess" supply and demand. </span>
"<span>a. food," since it was a surplus of agriculture that allowed people to develop trades other than farming.</span>
The answer is: Personal Memoir.
A memoir is a historical account or a selection of personal or public events that have occurred during the writer's life or that the author has experienced. In the excerpt, the composer of the memoir describes the the birds in the countryside and the moment he or she walked through the cemetery.
