3. On page 26, the author writes, “Ticket sales are just one slice of the pie." She means that ticket sales are
A. an important part of college sports.
B. higher than ever in history.
C. just one of the ways college sports make money.
D. the only way college sports make money.

C

Explanation:

When she says this she reffers to a slice of a pie, from this we can infer  not the whole pie. In this case the pie is the question at hand or Ticket sales. A slice is only one piece or one slice of the pie so we know the anwser is C

if you could provide the poem below, i'd be happy to you!

explanation:

you didn't give us the poem, or the title of the poem. but it is essential for you to give us that, otherwise we can not detect when the poem has a tonal shift!