Instructions Read the question carefully and select the best answer.
Which of these is most likely why the townspeople engaged in bullying talk about Matt's mule?
O A. The mule had hurt many members of the community and they were fearful of it.
B. The ill-treated mule represented Matt's poverty.
C. Many of the townspeople wanted to buy the mule's freedom but could not afford to do so.
D. The town was incredibly boring and they had nothing better to talk about
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The rich natural resources made the sacramento valley a "garden of eden." permanent villages were established about 8,000 years ago.which choice combines these two sentences from paragraph two to achieve a coherent flow of ideas? a) the rich natural resources made the sacramento valley a "garden of eden" and permanent villages were established about 8,000 years ago. b) permanent villages were established about 8,000 years ago and the rich natural resources made the sacramento valley a "garden of eden." c) the rich natural resources made the sacramento valley a "garden of eden; " and so the permanent villages were established about 8,000 years ago. d) because of the rich natural resources which made the sacramento valley a ‘garden of eden,’ native americans established permanent villages there 8,000 years ago.