D is incorrect because it is a run-on sentence.
Explanation:
The narrator speaks to the reader, saying, "as you I will apprise." Then, two lines later, this context clue appears: "Before yet farther in this tale I place." This clue suggests that "apprise" is a verb that gives some information to the reader before too much time passes.
Answer:
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The correct answer is C. When the Europeans introduced small pox, measles, typhus, and other diseases to the New World.
The Natives did not have the same resistance to these diseases like the Europeans did, and it is said to have wiped out up to 90% of the Native population.
Answer:
Ponyboy realizes that the Greasers are similar to the Socs because both gangs have their own struggles. Ponyboy also realizes that both gangs care about their members and try to handle their problems the best that they can.