Question

__________ was the best-known of the local color writers.

(A) Mark Twain
(B) Bret Harte
(C) Joel Chandler Harris
(D) Sarah Orne Jewett

Answer 1

Bret Harte was the best-known of the local color writers, known for his works set in the American West during the Gold Rush era. Hence the correct answer is option B

Step-by-step explanation:

Bret Harte was the best-known of the local color writers. He was a short story writer and poet who depicted the lives of people in the American West, particularly in California during the Gold Rush era. Harte's most famous works include "The Outcasts of Poker Flat" and "The Luck of Roaring Camp."

Hence the correct answer is option B