Lucas M. answered • 07/15/19
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Answer Choice C is the correct answer because Lines 97-98 say, “She put her hand on mine. A benediction. From then, we were friends.” These Lines suggest that the narrator finds Celia’s gesture to be a benediction, or blessing, in terms of its significance, and most clearly matches Answer Choice C, which says that the word serves to “emphasize how meaningful Celia’s gesture was for the narrator.” Answer Choice A is incorrect because, although the word “benediction” is used, nothing in the surrounding passage suggests its used here to emphasize the importance of religion. Answer Choice B is incorrect because the Lines emphasize the connection between the two women, not the establishment of Celia as an authority figure. Answer Choice D is incorrect because the word “benediction” doesn’t suggest any kind of eloquence that might be ascribed to Celia.
