Which of these was a corrupt business practice that Frank Norris exposed in The Octopus?

In The Octopus, Frank Norris exposed how the railroad used its control of land to exploit farmers. It sold land to farmers while secretly retaining legal ownership, allowing the company to reclaim the land or control its use. Choice A describes this corrupt practice; the other choices do not capture the deception at the center of the novel.

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