This is an easy one, use the order of elimination for problems like these in the future, but the answer is (A).
The direct object is "soccer". It is possible to identify the direct object because it tends to inmediately follow the main verb, which is 'play' in this case. Also, a more effective means of identification is by replacing the word with the pronoun 'something'. Thus, if I paraphrase this sentence it will be: Scott and Maria aplay something. Always remember that a direct object is a syntactic element in a sentence, so it usualñy consists of more than one word, in this case the complete direct object would be: soccer with an old ball they found behind the shell.
Settlement is the absolute correct answer for this highly interesting question.
Answer:
A. a place where a specific group of people used to stay
Explanation:
since the sentence includes "in their original haunts in the Middle East" we can believe that the Middle East is where the terrorists are staying/living/often go to
Answer:
How his time with grandparents changed his thoughts
