At which of the following parties is a special area for a speaker often required?
a. a retirement party
b. a birthday party
c. a holiday party
d. a family reunion

The answer is letter A.

In a retirement party the person who is about to retire is usually the ones who hold a speech. This is to address his gratitude towards the institution and the people that were around him during his journey in his career. 

France played a key role in the american revolutionary war (american war of independence; 1775–1783). motivated by the ideals of the new nation which were inspired by the french enlightenment, as well as its long-term rivalry with britain and so as to avenge their territorial losses during the french and indian war, france secretly began sending supplies to the americans in 1775.