which is the best version of the underlined portion of

sentence 3 (reproduced below)?

much of the freight their trucks carried in the early years

were fruit grown in the san joaquin valley.

a. (as it is now)

b. have been

c. are

d. was

Which pair of uses of figurative language from “the caged bird” support the extended metaphor of freedom versus oppression? back of the wind; floats downstream his wings are clipped; his feet are tied the caged bird sings; the free bird thinks dawn bright lawn; grave of dreams