Question

from \annes punishment\ which quotation supports the theme that manners are important? a. \anne squirmed off the bed and sat rigidly on a chair beside it, her face swollen and tear - stained and her eyes fixed stubbornly on the floor.\ b. \i suppose you think i have an awful temper, but i couldnt help it. when she said those things something just rose right up in me and choked me. i had to fly out at her.\ c. \she was a stranger and an elderly person and my visitor - all three very good reasons why you should have been respectful to her.\ d. \she was as angry with herself as with anne, because, whenever she recalled mrs. rachels dumbfounded countenance her lips twitched with amusement and she felt a most reprehensible blameworthy desire to laugh.\

Explanation:

Option C emphasizes respect towards a stranger, elderly person and visitor, which relates to the importance of manners. Options A and B focus on emotions and reactions, while D is about an internal feeling regarding someone else's reaction.

Answer:

C. "She was a stranger and an elderly person and my visitor—all three very good reasons why you should have been respectful to her."