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them.the breakfast was over. and no word yet from my wages.\gottuniu!\ i thought to myself. \maybe theyre so busy with their own things, they forgot its the day for my wages. could they who have everything know what i was to do with my first american dollars? how could they, soaking in plenty, how could they feel the longing and the fierce hunger in me, pressing up through each visionary dollar? how could they know the gnawing ache of my avid fingers for the feel of my own, earned dollars? my dollars that i could spend like a free person. my dollars that would make me feel with everybody alike!\lunch came. lunch passed.(30) oi weh! not a word yet about my money.it was near dinner. and not a word yet about my wages.i began to set the table. but my head — it swam away from me. i broke a glass. the silver dropped from my nervous fingers. i couldnt stand it any longer. i dropped everything and rushed over to my american lady and gentleman.\oi weh! the money — my money — my wages!\ i cried breathlessly.four cold eyes turned on me.(32) \wages? money?\ the four eyes turned into hard stone as they looked me up and down. \havent you a comfortable bed to sleep, and three good meals a day? youre only a month here. just came to america. and you already think about money. wait till youre worth any money. what use are you without knowing english? you should be glad we keep you here. its like a vacation for you. other girls pay money yet to be in the country.\it went black for my eyes. i was so choked no words came to my lips. even the tears went dry in my throat.i left. not a dollar for all my work.guiding questionsquestion 6 of 14how does the american family justify their actions?a they claim they will pay her only when she is worth something.b they plan to send her on a paid vacation to make up for her missed wages.c they threaten to send her back to russia if she doesnt accept.d they think their arrangement is fair because they paid to bring her to america.

Explanation:

The American family argues that the narrator has a comfortable bed, three meals a day, and that she is new to America with no English skills, so she is not "worth any money". They frame their refusal to pay as justified by claiming she should be grateful for being kept there, as if it is a favor, and that she has no value to earn wages yet.

Answer:

A. They claim they will pay her only when she is worth something.