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Text 1 Tree rings from the region's oldest oaks show a run of unusually narrow rings in the 1690s, indicating several cold, short growing seasons. Text 2 Parish registers from the same decade record grain prices doubling and an unusual number of burials in the winters of 1695 to 1698.

Based on the texts, the authors would most likely agree that ____

  1. A. the 1690s brought hardship to the region, likely connected to poor growing conditions.Correct
  2. B. the oaks were felled in the 1690s.
  3. C. grain prices fell in the 1690s.
  4. D. the parish registers are unreliable.

Answer: A. the 1690s brought hardship to the region, likely connected to poor growing conditions.

Narrow rings mean poor seasons; high prices and burials mean hardship: the same decade, the same picture.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. the oaks were felled in the 1690s.
The oaks are still standing and being read.
C. grain prices fell in the 1690s.
Prices doubled.
D. the parish registers are unreliable.
Neither text doubts the registers.

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