2. Part B: Which excerpt from the text BEST supports your answer?
A. Seeking to offer some encouragement, Elizabeth opened her mouth to reply, but was suddenly distracted by
an unaccustomed sight in the distance.
B. When he reached them, his eyes took in that the fact that James had built one side of a wooden barn on the
ground but, without help, had no method of raising it into place.
C. To her even greater surprise, he promised to return the next day with some friends to complete the job.
D. That night, as they watched the sun set together and closed the door on another homestead day, James
and Elizabeth felt for the first time a glimmer of hope in their hearts for the future of their lives and for the
future of the homestead.