Question

and steamboat called the planter. the powerful steamer had been turned into a at. it was the fastest vessel in the harbor and, as such, was the most important ship in
d fort sumter, a large defensive island fort at the mouth of charleston harbor.
them ships. smalls and his wife, hannah, dreamed of escaping from slavery and raising
ved that he and his family might be free if they could make it to the blockade.
e planters three white officers left the ship to spend the night ashore. seizing the
e other enslaved crewmembers set an escape plan in motion. they decided to steal the
d wrong, they would blow it up to avoid capture
i set off. smalls first picked up his family and the families of the other crewmen from a
, and three children aboard, the planter headed toward the mouth of the harbor.
e the southern shore of the harbor. smalls gave the secret signal—two long pulls
band—and the sentry let the steamer pass. he put on the broad - brimmed straw hat that
ed that way, he again gave the signal and was allowed to steam past fort sumter. eager
increased the ships speed for the last three miles.
esed, he announced to the commander that he was returning \some of your u.s. guns,
ze for the north. the vessel could travel in shallower waters than most other ships. smalls
the union commander of the blockade: a book he had managed to steal that contained all
siderate navy
escape from slavery, a writer at the new york times declared the deed to be \one of the
d been caught, the punishment would have been severe. smalls and his fellow

c chronological order
d compare and contrast
part b
which transition words help to signify the overall structure
correctly identified in part a?
a because, since, as, therefore, consequently, as a
result
b similarly, in the same way, however, on the other
hand, but
c the dilemma is, one answer is, the outcome is, to
solve this
d before, next, then, after, as soon as, later, finally,
during

Explanation:

For Part A (assuming the structure is chronological order as option C), transition words for chronological order are those indicating sequence in time. Option D has words like "before", "next", "then", "after", "as soon as", "later", "finally", "during" which are used to show the order of events over time, fitting chronological structure. Option A is for cause - effect, B for compare - contrast, C is not typical transition words for structure signifying.

Answer:

D. before, next, then, after, as soon as, later, finally, during