2. Reverend Hale tells Deputy Governor Dandforth: HALE: Excellency, there are orphans wandering from house to house; abandoned cattle below on the highroads, the stink of rotting crops hang everywhere, and no man knows when the harlots‘ cry will end his life—and you wonder yet if rebellion‘s spoke? Better you should marvel how they do not burn your province!

Which answer best explains why, Cows wander the roads of Salem?

a. because their masters are in jail.
b. in the wake of rebellion in Andover.
c. because they have been bewitched.
d. amid rumblings of riot close to home.