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I would estimate that the first one is the answer.
I looked up the summary(s) for both the passages, and 'to build a fire' is about a guy who despite everything being against him, being persistent and dying because of his actions, while 'gumption' is about the hardships of african americans.
Of course, this is just my estimation.
<span>The correct answer is C. A chain of cause and effect contains an initial incident and a resulting consequence that occurs because of the initial incident. Here, the initial incident is the technology that allows cell phones to be used for texting. The result is that this texting often replaces email.</span>
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