Answer:the answer is c they had been friends for many years.
Explanation:the reason why that’s rights is because I shows in the text why they are not close or any other answers except c.
Compound word.
Don't mind the "x" and "z" if you look at the included image.
This might help. It is the image.
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/alphabet/wordforeachletter/compoundwords/answerstiny.GIF