Question

after taking a job as a delivery driver, malcolm soon found out that the backroads in his small town were an elaborate web. which clarifying statement could be added to this metaphor to make it an analogy without changing its meaning? (1 point)
the road that he lived on was long, but when compared to the others, it was just a short detour.
every road was connected, and each was harder to travel than the one before it.
he never realized how many spiders lived in his town, and how large and scary they were.
after only a few days, he decided that he didnt want to be a delivery driver any longer.

Explanation:

A metaphor ("backroads... were an elaborate web") implies connection (a key feature of a web). An analogy clarifies the metaphor by stating the shared trait. The correct option explains the backroads' interconnectedness, aligning with the "web" metaphor without altering meaning. Other options focus on length, spiders, or quitting—irrelevant to the web's core trait (connection).

Answer:

Every road was connected, and each was harder to travel than the one before it.