Answer:Alex registers the chaotic energy of the crowd and fears for the safety of his family.
Explanation:
In this excerpt, Alex is not experiencing a flashback because the extract states "as if it had already happened", showing it has not already happened. The best answer is 'Alex recognises the significance of the moment and wants to share it with his family'. His handset is not malfunctioning, because he has "no trouble locating his wife's handset", and the description of the crowd does not lead the reader to believe there is a chaotic energy.
Please do not take my word on this because i am no 100% sure but i think it is B because he is using a metaphor to compare his life to crystal stairs.
The best answer for this question would be:
to inspire readers with stories of resilience during the Great Depression
<span>The Great Depression was a time when the economic system was a mess and people were jobless for a time. The article describes the tenacity of what Franklin Roosevelt has done in order to get the economy up and running again by presenting the New Deal.</span>
My dude, no one is gonna write you a 5 para. essay-