Question

gilbert blythe lividly contemplated; he wasnt used to girls ignoring his self - perceived charm, and she should look at him - that red - haired anne shirley girl - with big eyes that werent like the eyes of any other girl in school. carrots! she looked at him with a vengeance and sprang to her feet angrily. sparkle was swiftly quenched in gilberts eyes whose angry - mean - hateful boy! she exclaimed passionately. how dare you! and then - thwack! anne furiously slammed her slate on her desk, cracking it to shards. gilberts heart ached, but for the rest of their time at avonlea school, the rivalry was intense. though the two competed in everything, especially academics, gilbert yearned to make things right. soon, the bitter sense of defeat dissipated; anne no longer desired victory for the sake of defeating gilbert. when time came to learn the location where anne would teach, she learned from mrs. lynde that gilbert had forfeited his promised teaching position. mrs. lynde joyously delivered the news, the trustees decided to give you the school. mrs. lynde! cried anne, springing to her feet in her surprise. they had promised it to gilbert blythe! they did - but as soon as gilbert heard that you had applied for it - he went to them and suggested that they accept yours. anne hurriedly dashed up the hill toward gilberts house; halfway down the hill a tall lad came whistling out of a gate before the blythe homestead. it was gilbert, and the whistle died on his lips as he recognized anne. he lifted his cap courteously, but he would have passed on in silence, if anne had not stopped and held out her hand. gilbert, she said, with scarlet cheeks, thank you for giving up the school for me. it was very good of you - and i want you to know that i appreciate it. gilbert accepted the offered hand eagerly. how does anne change as a result of gilberts action at the end of the story? a. she feels irritated by gilberts action and confronts him about it. b. she does her best to show gratitude to gilbert but is still very upset. c. she feels the need to reach out to gilbert and forgive him. d. she does not accept the trustees decision and lets gilbert know.

Explanation:

Anne's reaction at the end shows she has come to terms with Gilbert's actions. She accepts his hand, indicating gratitude and a positive change in her feelings.

Answer:

B. She feels the need to reach out to Gilbert and forgive him.