Read the excerpt below and answer the question. she was an old garrulous woman, a pawnbroker’s widow, who collected used stamps for some pious purpose. i had to endure the gossip of the tea-table. ("araby" from dubliners, p. 3) based on this context, which of the following best describes this woman? talkative, religious, wealthy quiet, religious, wealthy quiet, religious, middle class talkative, religious, middle class

D.) Talkative, Religious, Middle Class

Definitions:

Pious - devoutly religious

Garrulous - excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters

Pawnbroker - a person who lends money at interest on the security of an article pawned

he is suggesting that this widow is a strong woman, who is giving constructive criticism and she has enough to worry about, and she takes care of him, so he does not take it to heart.

the author is showing that it is the insatisfaction of basic needs that brings about the protests such as the strikes.if workers do not earn enough to buy food and feed their families and themselves in order to continue working, what is the use of working? besides, another message from the author is that of the owners of factories should be worried about ensuring their furure by having a second and third generation of workers in their industries.if they do not hear the workers demands, they will not have any more workers to make their pockets full.