Which word from the paragraph best the reader understand the meaning of the underlined word?

mom decided to put blinds on the windows after she realized the curtains she hung up were too sheer. with the lights on at night, the curtains were transparent. anyone passing by could see right in, and we felt as though we were on display.

a.
curtains

b.
transparent

c.
display

d.
hung

Returning from vietnam, we were given a parade. crowds of screaming people waving signs — not just on one road, one day. no, they were everywhere. every day. on the streets, on the television, on the radio. a hot, angry tangle of shaking fists and ugly words that threatened us like a monster with a hundred heads. our country had chewed us up and spit us out, and now we were being treated as if it were our fault. which sentence best uses figurative language to match the paragraph's tone? a. our feet were frozen in place as the street itself strained to hold us back. b. i felt unappreciated and condemned for actions i had thought were heroic. c. i hadn't expected to find myself in a rags-to-riches situation such as this. d. we had come home to a feeding frenzy and were being treated as bait.