Question

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a girl of the limberlost
by gene stratton-porter (excerpt)
(1) ...\is the bird woman at home?\ elnora asked of the
maid.
(2) \she is at lunch,\ was the answer.
(3) \please ask her if she will see a girl from the limberlost
about some moths?\ inquired elnora.
(4) \i never need ask, if its moths,\ laughed the girl.
\orders are to bring any one with specimens right in.
come this way.\
(5) elnora followed down the hall and entered a long room
with high panelled wainscoting, old english fireplace with
an overmantel and closets of peculiar china filling the
corners. at a bare table of oak, yellow as gold, sat a
woman elnora often had watched and followed covertly
around the limberlost. the bird woman was holding out a
hand of welcome.
(6) \i heard!\ she laughed. \a little pasteboard box, or just
the mere word specimen, passes you at my door. if it is
moths i hope you have hundreds. ive been very busy all
summer and unable to collect, and i need so many. sit
down and lunch with me, while we talk it over. from the

select the correct text in the passage.
which detail best supports the idea that the moths elnora collected are extremely valuable?
(17) \i had over two hundred eggs,\ said elnora, \but some of them didnt hatch, and some of the caterpillars died, but there must be at least a
hundred perfect ones.\
(18) \perfect! how perfect?\ cried the bird woman.
(19) \i mean whole wings, no down gone, and all their legs and antennae,\ faltered elnora.
(20) \young woman, thats the rarest moth in america,\ said the bird woman solemnly. \if you have a hundred of them, they are worth a hundred
dollars according to my list. i can use all that are not damaged.\
(21) \what if they are not pinned right,\ quavered elnora.
(22) \if they are perfect, that does not make the slightest difference. i know how to soften them so that i can put them into any shape i choose.
where are they? when may i see them?\

Explanation:

The detail that directly states the monetary value of the moths, confirming they are extremely valuable, is the line where the Bird Woman says a hundred of them are worth a hundred dollars.

Answer:

(20) "Young woman, that's the rarest moth in America," said the Bird Woman solemnly. "If you have a hundred of them, they are worth a hundred dollars according to my list. I can use all that are not damaged."