Read the paragraph. in addition to housing hundreds of rare books, maps, and prints, the huntington library also maintains an extensive and critically acclaimed art collection. its most famous work may be the blue boy by the eighteenth-century painter, thomas gainsborough. additionally, the library contains works by twentieth-century painters including andy warhol and edward hopper. furthermoreon the other handas a resultspecifically, the library attracts a wide range of art lovers. which transition best completes this paragraph?

Read this excerpt from "the all-american slurp." i pulled the strings out of my stalk. z-z-zip, z-z-zip. my brother followed suit. z-z-zip, z-z-zip. to my left, my parents were taking care of their own stalks. z-z-zip, z-z-zip, z-z-zip. suddenly i realized that there was dead silence except for our zipping. looking up, i saw that the eyes of everyone in the room were on our family. mr. and mrs. gleason, their daughter meg, who was my friend, and their neighbors the badels—they were all staring at us as we busily pulled the strings of our celery. what story element does the author develop in this excerpt? a) lot details about the party b) characterization of the lins c) characterization of the gleasons d) setting details about the gleasons’ house