Question

Read the passage from The American Plague.

Adding to his frustration was the fact that very few official papers had made their way to him at Mount Vernon.
Washington was a stickler for orderly files that he could search at a moment's notice. This was the most important way
he kept himself informed about the hundreds of things happening in the fledgling nation. Unfortunately, when the
government clerks had panicked and dashed from Philadelphia, they had abandoned all papers and records in
boarded-up houses
Which line from the passage can be defined as the cause?
a-“Adding to his frustration was the fact that very few official papers had made their way to him at Mount Vernon."
b-“Washington was a stickler for orderly files that he could search at a moment's notice."
c-“This was the most important way he kept himself informed about the hundreds of things happening in the fledgling
nation."
d-“Unfortunately, when the government clerks had panicked and dashed from Philadelphia, they had abandoned all
papers and records in boarded-up houses."

Answer 1

Answer: I believe it's A.

Explanation: In a it shows that very few official papers made it to him. That could be the cause of the clerks fleeing and going to Philadelphia. Sorry if I'm wrong.

Answer 2

D because he rely on those to keep himself informed and the cause is it got abandoned how can he stay informed?