Read this excerpt from “A Four-Hundred-Year-Old Woman” and answer the question. The people I write about are culturally and politically several hundred years old: consider the history they have witnessed (colonialism, technology, education, liberation, civil war). They have shed old identities, taken on new ones, and learned to hide the scars. In this excerpt, the author suggests that the people she writes about are . A. observant and careful B. enduring and toughened C. experienced and damaged D. ancient and learned