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"A Pair of Silk Stockings" is an 1897 short story written by Kate Chopin. In the story, Mrs. Sommers becomes engrossed in the decision of how she should spend a recently obtained sum of money:
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Which quotation from "A Pair of Silk Stockings" most effectively illustrates the claim?
"Little Mrs. Sommers one day found herself the unexpected possessor of fifteen dollars."
A
"It seemed to her a very large amount of money, and the way in which it stuffed and bulged her worn old porte-monnaie [small purse] gave her a feeling of importance such as she had not enjoyed for years."
B
"Mrs. Sommers was one who knew the value of bargains; who could stand for hours making her way inch by inch toward the desired object that was selling below cost."
C
"The question of investment was one that occupied her greatly. For a day or two she walked about apparently in a dreamy state, but really absorbed in speculation and calculation."
D