I agree with what you have the last option because "however" shows opposition which not answering would oppose the previous statement.
The point of the first sentence is that Squeaky and Gretchen are becoming closer after the race.
the point of the second sentence is that Squeaky is completely focused when she competes.
Answer: <em>Shakespeare probably began his education at the age of six or seven at the Stratford grammar school. Although we have no record of Shakespeare attending the school. It seems most likely he would've attended the Stratford Grammar School. Like most all of the great poets and dramatists of the time, Shakespeare learned his basic reading and writing skills from an ABC, or horn-book. Shakespeare's daily activities after he left school and before he re-emerged as a professional actor in the late 1580s are impossible to trace. </em>
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Because of their race and background
