Which of the following is an appropriate thesis for a five-page research paper? thomas jefferson's ideas have affected every branch of the american government in multiple ways. tomatoes are beneficial vegetables to our bodies in multiple ways. ernest hemmingway's literary masterpieces influenced every modern writer. mexican culture's day of the dead activities are truly fascinating.

Read the passage below and answer the question. somehow, it was hotter then: a black dog suffered on a summer’s day; bony mules hitched to hoover carts flicked flies in the sweltering shade of the live oaks on the square. men’s stiff collars wilted by nine in the morning. in the excerpt above, the phrase "stiff collars wilted by nine in the morning" suggests that despite the heat, men still dressed up the men in the town were vain men's clothing appeared its best on hot days the men were not accustomed to wearing nice clothes