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Dogs, Friends, and Paths at Praça da Paz

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Six dogs are happily playing at Praça da Paz, Barão Geraldo . Each dog is a node , and each friendship (two dogs playing together) is an edge .   Considering the above  undirected network of dog friendships, which of the following statements is correct ? A)  The clustering coefficient of node Violeta is 0 B)  Ginger is very social and her clustering coefficient is 0.5, participating in more than one triangle C) The shortest path from Mindú to Violeta has length 4 D)  The average degree of the nodes ⟨k⟩  is 2.375, and the degree distribution shows that three nodes have degree 1 E)   None of the above   Original idea by: Aline Azevedo