|Question 12Verbal

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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:
Which quotation from "A Pair of Silk Stockings" most effectively illustrates the claim?
"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."
A
"She had learned to clutch a piece of goods and hold it and stick to it with persistence and determination till her turn came to be served, no matter when it came."
B
"A young girl who stood behind the counter asked her if she wished to examine their line of silk hosiery. She smiled, just as if she had been asked to inspect a tiara of diamonds with the ultimate view of purchasing it."
C
"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."
D