Why did the number 11 train crash near kate shelley's farmhouse?

a) a tree had fallen across the tracks near honey creek, which caused the train to derail into a field.

b) it collided with a midnight express train that was traveling along the same tracks in the opposite direction.

c) the storm and the raging waters caused the honey creek trestle bridge to collapse.

d)it was traveling too fast on tracks that were slick from the continuous rainfall.

The Number 11 train crashed near Kate Shelley's farmhouse because (C)  The storm and the raging waters caused the Honey Creek trestle bridge to collapse.

Explanation:

Kate Shelley’s story, about 125 years ago old, is very inspiring. She was only 15 years old and she crawled across the long railroad bridge to warn the other train that bridge had collapsed, and two crew men were caught in there. She had to cross the bridge in dark, that was just a feet above the flood water.

The bridge had collapsed as a result of heavy rain and flood. The engine was sent on the rails to check the condition of the rail. This was the pusher train No.11. It had four crew members out of which two were caught about which Kate was going to inform.  

since it is asking for her reaction to elnora's trouble at school you can rule out any answers with a positive response (b). then you can rule out (d), this is because it does not show the mother's reaction but the daughter's response. that leaves you with two options (a) and (c), by looking at the options you can rule out (c) because it isn't referring back to elnora's issues at school.