(AP Lang E2020) Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich - Between the two jobs, I would be making about $320 a week after taxes, so that the $179 in rent would have amounted to about 55 percent of my income, which is beginning to look "affordable."28 But Rainbow also falls through; they decide they want me to work part-time five days a week, not just on weekends. Furthermore, I have no control at the moment over what my days off will be. Howard has scheduled me to have Friday off one week, Tuesday and Wednesday the next, and I would have to do some serious sucking up to arrive at a more stable and congenial schedule. Ergo, I either need to find a husband, like Melissa, or a second job, like some of my other coworkers. In the long run everything will work out if I devote my mornings to job hunting, while holding out for a Park Plaza opening or, better yet, a legitimate apartment at $400 a month or $100 a week. But to paraphrase Keynes: in the long run, we'll all be broke, at least those of us who work for low wages and live in exorbitantly overpriced motels.

In the sentence "in the long run … $100 a week," the author is
I. Sincerely attempting to be upbeat and positive about her options and her future
II. Being practical about her expenses and work options and establish a realistic plan for her future
III. Pointing out how precarious her situation is and how much of a longshot it will be for things to work out

A. I only
B. II only
C. I and II only
D. II and III only
E. I, II, and III