Read the following passage:
the year is 2186. humankind has taken to living
underground during a decades-long nuclear winter. there
is no government and no form of widespread
communication. isolated pockets of individuals live in self-
sustaining shelters or caves, each group barely managing
to subsist.
based on this passage, which statement best suggests that the story's
setting is a dystopia?
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a. an authoritarian government controls people's lives.
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b. not everyone has equal access to scarce resources,
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c. a disaster has caused people to adapt their lifestyles.
d. humans are isolated from one another.