Read the passage below from Little Women where Meg overhears her friend's mother and another guest gossiping about her and Laurie and answer the question.
"How old is he?"
"Sixteen or seventeen, I should say," replied another voice.
"It would be a grand thing for one of those girls, wouldn't it? Sallie says they are very intimate now, and the
old man quite dotes on them." "Mrs. M. has made her plans, I dare say, and will play her cards well, early as it
is. The girl evidently doesn't think of it yet," said Mrs. Moffat.
In this passage, the gossipers suggest, incorrectly, that
Mrs. March is trying to arrange a marriage between one of her girls and Laurie for his wealth
Laurie is far too young for Meg's tastes
Mrs. March wishes to marry the older Mr. Laurence
Meg is far below Laurie's social standing

Explanation:

I LOVE THIS BOOK! It is either "A" or "C". I do believe that it is "A" though. It says the guests are gossiping about Meg and Laurie. It does not say the old gentleman. It is talking about Laurie Lawrence and Margaret March.

I do hope I helped you! :)

in ray bradbury's short story "a sound of thunder", mr. eckels's fearfulness leads to drastic consequences for the rest of the world.

in the story, mr. eckels, who is a hunter, hires a time travel company to travel to the age of dinosaurs. although he is excited for the hunting expedition at the beginning, when they reach there and mr. eckels sees the tyrannosaurus, he feels frightened. as he is afraid of the tyrannosaurus, he steps off the path although he has been warned not to do it. by stepping off the path, the entire course of the future is affected: mr. eckart alters the future by stepping on a butterfly, which causes a new man to be elected president in the future. in that way, it is mr. eckart's fearfulness what triggers 'the butterfly effect' and what leads to drastic consequences for the rest of the world.