Read the excerpt from "Black Day, 1935."Then Pop turned to Hans. “The good news is: I stopped at the Grange this morning and put in your tree order. It looks like this farm is not going down without a fight.”Hans grinned, standing up a little straighter. He couldn’t help himself and crossed the kitchen floor to give his dad a bear hug the way he did when he was little. “No, Pop, it’s not,” was all that he could say as his tears tracked through the dust.
Answer
A
The author uses the purchase of the trees to show that the family is determined to give up the farm.
B
The author uses the purchase of the trees to show that the family is determined to join the friends who have already left.
C
The author uses the purchase of the farm to show that the family is determined to wait until the dust storm passes.
D
The author uses the purchase of the trees to show that this family is determined to save the farm.