I think this might be under "Social Studies" since it doesn't require knowledge of the French language.
From what I know, this is true; I do see people eating out on verandas outside the respective restaurant, often taking up a lot of space from the sidewalk's own.
General America should be your answer
I've never heard of anybody speak about or speak "General America" dialect.
There are Western dialect (found generally in the Western Coast from California to Washington state).
There are New England dialect (generally found in North-Eastern US (Maine, etc) where the original colonies were at).
There are Southern dialect (found towards the southern side of the US stretching from Texas to Georgia (may include some other states, generally the states that were part of the Confederacy).
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Since <em>contrast</em> in short means to compare,
A. would be the best answer, since it compares the qualities of a dog to a cat.
Hope I helped!
The prepositional phrase is "after the test"
I would say paraphrase to get straight to the point without plagiarizing.