Choose the word that best fills in the blank.
was rampant about whether or not the company was closing.
a. morose b. proclamation c. speculation d. affluency

Speculation, that is C, is your anwer. The idiomatic expression "to be rampant" means that something unwelcome spreads unchecked.

The abstract noun "speculation", according to Collins's dictionary, means the act or instance of speculation or a supposition or theory arrived at through speculation. In this case, people were worried about the company closing or not. They did not know for certain what would happen, so perhaps they speculated what to do afterwards.

honestly this is the biggest mood ever, i couldn't relate to this more

explanation:

- "there are several movements that doris lessing was associated with. first of all, communism. she pursued her communist beliefs and included them in her writing, and was also a member of several communist book clubs. she is also strongly associated with feminism, her fight for equality and women's rights.

doris lessing is the kind of writer who has followers, not just readers. they have been engaged to her chiefly because of her involvement in major problems, such as politics and woman-ism."