Question

instructions
read the question carefully and select the best answer.
the following passage (paragraphs 13 - 15) mainly shows that ______.
\see colonel sartoris. i have no taxes in jefferson.\
\but, miss emily—\
\see colonel sartoris.\ (colonel sartoris had been dead almost ten years) \i have no taxes in jefferson. tobe!\ the negro appeared. \show these gentlemen out.\
a. emily is trying to cheat the tax system because she doesnt have enough money to pay
b. emily has become a recluse and does not understand that the town has changed
c. emily cannot find out that colonel sartoris has died, or she will go completely mad
d. emily killed colonel sartoris and is trying to deflect any suspicion by pretending she thinks he is alive

Explanation:

• Option A: The passage doesn't mention Emily lacking money to pay taxes, so A is incorrect.
• Option B: Emily refers to Colonel Sartoris (who has been dead for almost ten years) to avoid paying taxes, showing she is out of touch with the town's changes (like new tax policies) and has become reclusive in her understanding of the present, so B is correct.
• Option C: The passage shows she is unaware of the town's changes (including Sartoris' death) but there's no indication she'll go mad, so C is incorrect.
• Option D: There's no evidence Emily killed Sartoris; she just clings to old customs, so D is incorrect.

Answer:

B. Emily has become a recluse and does not understand that the town has changed