Read the excerpt from chapter 23 of the awakening. the doctor had not kept pace with turf affairs. he had certain recollections of racing in what he called "the good old times" when the lecompte stables flourished, and he drew upon this fund of memories so that he might not be left out and seem wholly devoid of the modern spirit. but he failed to impose upon the colonel, and was even far from impressing him with this trumped-up knowledge of bygone days. edna had staked her father on his last venture, with the most gratifying results to both of them. why did the author most likely choose an omniscient narrator?

a. to reveal the thoughts and motivations of multiple characters
b. to reveal the details of the horse races that took place many years ago
c. to establish the doctor’s efforts at conversation
d. to establish the colonel’s imposing personality