Answer: C
Explanation:
Since "Bored with the lecture on comma splices and fused sentences, Jayson started poking Kim with the sharp tip of his pencil " and " finally she whirled around and slugged him in the mouth" are two independent clauses, you would join them with a semicolon or a period. C is the only option with a semicolon
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