A customer at bakery asks if the chocolate chip cookies on display have nuts in them. They do not, but might have been cross-contacted with nuts during preparation. How should the baker respond? A. “ I’m not sure. I don’t think so.” B. “No, they don’t. How many would you like?” C. “They don’t have nuts. But the snickerdoodles taste much better.” D. “They don’t, but they might have nut residue in them. Do you have a nut allergy?”

D. "They don't, but they might have nut residue in them. Do you have a nut allergy?"

Explanation:

Answers A, B, and C don't really make any sense. D is the better answer choice.

the correct answer is the name of the author of the quotation appears at the text leading up to it   apex 2018

the purpose of the heading in the passage is to identify who is telling the story.

this excerpt is part of the book sugar changed the world (2010) written by marc aronson and marina budhos. as the book has been written by two people, the heading "marc" indicates that this specific excerpt is being narrated by aronson. in the fragment, marc describes his grandfather's story after hearing it from his cousin. however, there are other excerpts where budhos is the one that tells the story of her family.

aronson and budhos, who are husband and wife in real life, decided to write sugar changed the world when they found out how sugar, which had an important role in slavery and economy, changed their ancestors' lives.