Which was an obstacle to the settlement of the American West? the Cumberland Gap
the Northwest Territory
the Great Plains
the Louisiana Territory

so the story tells of someone named kaushik choudhuri, but he does not narrate the story, a girl named hema does. hema tells the story in a second person point of view because you (the reader) are supposed to be the boy named kaushik.

here's an excerpt i found: "i was ushered into the fitting room, your mother watching approvingly as i took off my coat and sweater and tried on the bra."

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the name of the theory is landmass theory.

the answer is b: an economic crisis throughout the country.