"Afternoon!" "Yes, sir," he said. "Any place nearby where I can buy some eggs?" "Not real close by 'less you want to go as far as Galva or up to Beach." "I was set for some scratch-hen eggs." "Powdered," he said. "My Mrs. Gets powdered." What does this conversation between the author and the man in the Bad Lands show about the Bad Lands?

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There is not much that is alive in the Bad Lands.

Explanation:

In "Travels with Charley," by John Steinbeck, the conversation about eggs, and especially the lack of fresh eggs, shows that not much is alive in the Bad Lands, meaning that there´s no fresh food out of animals from the area. That´s why powdered eggs are the only option available. Their exchange doesn´t show, as the other options imply, that people in North Dakota like powdered eggs; actually, they are unable to get any other kind. It doesn´t show that people in the Bad Lands are friendly; the local person seems friendly, but that´s not the main point of their conversation. And, it´s never implied that lots of farmers live in the Bad Lands.

ITS A

Explanation:

the correct answer is b. a comparison without the use of like or as. hope this