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The following text is from Louise Erdrich's 1986 novel The Beet Queen. The narrator discusses her relationship with her young niece, Dot. Celestine, the narrator's sister-in-law, is Dot's mother.

Dot was as impatient with babyhood as I. She tried at once to grow out of it. Celestine never saw that, because she, and only she, took pleasure in Dot's helpless softness. Only Celestine was saddened by her daughter's fierce progress. Day by day, Dot grew stronger. In her shopping cart stroller she exercised to exhaustion, bouncing for hours to develop her leg muscles.
Which choice best describes the function of the underlined sentence in the text as a whole?
It makes a prediction about how Celestine will change as she grows older.
A
It explores some of the narrator's psychological characteristics.
B
It offers a detail that shows how Dot is growing stronger.
C
It indicates how sad Celestine is by describing a behavior she engages in.
D