Question

in the intervening decades, the lykovs had eked out a meager existence for themselves. they subsisted on their crops and on hunted game whenever possible, but they were often forced to forage for berries and pine nuts to stay alive. this uncertain lifestyle eventually took its toll: in 1961, after a summer snowstorm destroyed the year’s harvest, akulina died of starvation. wanting to help the family, the geologists made numerous gifts of seeds, clothing, utensils, and other goods. this largess was lost on karp lykov and his older children, who maintained a deep distrust of all things modern and were very timid around outsiders. his younger son and daughter, dmitry and agafia, were not nearly so diffident. they were fascinated and delighted by the technologies—like flashlights and television—that had been invented during their forty years of isolation. ultimately, however, the lykovs chose to pass up the comforts of modernity and live out the rest of their natural lives in the siberian wilderness. what is the meaning of largess as used in the passage? luck generosity wealth sophistication

Explanation:

The geologists gave gifts (seeds, clothing, utensils) to the family. "Largess" here refers to this act of giving, which matches "generosity" (the quality of being generous). "Luck" is about chance, "wealth" is about money/riches, and "sophistication" is about refinement—none fit as well as "generosity".

Answer:

B. generosity