In paragraphs 9–12 of "puerto rico," what evidence does the author provide for why economic development has been so slow? a. "for more than a century since its acquisition by the united states from spain in 1898 at the conclusion of the spanish-american war, puerto rico has become more and more entwined with the united states of america in all aspects." b. "to date, few companies based in the united states have been willing to explore their options in puerto rico because of the high level of uncertainty about our political status, labor policy, and tax code compliance." c. "large and small corporations and privately held businesses crave certainty and stability when looking for sites for their major service and manufacturing facilities." d. "it remains a territory with ambiguous commonwealth status, affording its citizens few of the privileges they deserve."

Read the following poem and answer the question that follows. "i like to see it lap the miles" by emily dickinson i like to see it lap the miles, and lick the valleys up, and stop to feed itself at tanks; and then, prodigious, step around a pile of mountains, and, supercilious, peer in shanties by the sides of roads; and then a quarry pare to fit its sides, and crawl between, complaining all the while in horrid, hooting stanza; then chase itself down hill and neigh like boanerges; then, punctual as a star, stop—docile and omnipotent— at its own stable door. this poem describes a train as if it were a horse. examine the imagery of the stanza in bold. what does it describe? a) the way a train moves along mountains and through cities b) the way a train makes horses stop to watch them go by c) the way a train sounds when it rumbles past a building d) the way a train has made horse-drawn carriages useless