Read the excerpt below from A Tree Grows in Brooklyn and answer the question that follows. The street was jammed with masked and costumed children making a deafening din with their penny tin horns. Some kids were too poor to buy a penny mask. They had blackened their faces with burnt cork. Other children with more prosperous parents had store costumes: sleazy Indian suits, cowboy suits and cheesecloth Dutch maiden dresses. A few indifferent ones simply draped a dirty sheet over themselves and called it a costume. What do the phrases “sleazy Indian suits,” “cowboy suits,” and “cheesecloth Dutch maiden dresses” reveal about the setting?
Answer
A
It reveals the cultural context by discussing popular culture.
B
It reveals the time and place of the passage.
C
It reveals the theme by showing the value of the penny.