I think its Anxiously, tell me if im wrong.
Answer:
The criminal investigation causes Mrs. Peters and Mrs. Hale to feel protective of Mrs. Wright.
Explanation:
From the diary of Anne Frank, which was a diary that talked about a very young girl, This diary was kept by Anne Frank. The example of external motivation in the passage is Mrs. Peters and Mrs. Hale were able to felt protected as a result of activities of
The criminal investigation.
The word that could fit the gap is definitely a possessive pronoun such as their, used because it refers to the previous pronoun them
