Did I use the semicolon properly? she’s also been giving her opinion on the BLM movement she says; “and still, an officer on trial doesn’t end police violence any more than electing President [Barack] Obama or Vice President [Kamala] Harris ended racism.”

yes you used the semicolon properly :)

Explanation:

the sentence that best describes the tone of the passage from the radio broadcast compared to the passage from the book is b. the radio broadcast has a more surprised tone.

consider the text evidence: in the passage from the book, the description is more matter-of-fact. it is simply describing the things resembling little grey snakes, but there is no urgency in the description. on the other hand, in the passage from the radio broadcast, there is definetely urgency (you can tell from the expression used, "good heavens", which clearly indicates surprise.)

the correct answer is d. sinking. - apex.