In sentence 15 (reproduced below), which version of the underlined text produces a logical comparison between Hale and Roulstone in the controversy surrounding “Mary Had a Little Lamb”?

Whereas Hale was a widowed mother of five, Roulstone was a ten-year-old boy who never published anything.


(as it is now)

(as it is now)

was a prolific author who wrote both novels and poems

was a prolific author who wrote both novels and poems

successfully petitioned for Thanksgiving to be a national holiday

successfully petitioned for Thanksgiving to be a national holiday

never knew of Roulstone until Sawyer claimed he was the author of the poem

never knew of Roulstone until Sawyer claimed he was the author of the poem

delivered a moral message at the end of the poem about being kind to animals