Read the excerpt below and answer the question.
seemed very surprised to see i was wearing a black tie and she asked me if i was in mourning. i told her maman had died. she wanted to know how long ago, so i said, "yesterday." she gave a little start but i didn't say anything. i felt like telling her it wasn't my fault, but i stopped myself because i remembered that i'd already said that to my boss. (the stranger, part one, p. 20)

why is marie surprised that mersault's mother died the day before?
⚪ he is not busy with funeral arrangements.

⚪ he is going out with her and enjoying himself.

⚪ his apartment has none of his mother's belongings.

⚪ he seems too young for his mother to have passed away.

How are the themes from roosevelt's introduction to his address and the excerpt from king's letter similar? click here to read "letter from a birmingham jail."

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Read the following scene from trifles. mrs. peters. she was piecing a quilt. (she brings the large sewing basket, and they look at the bright pieces.) mrs. hale. it’s log cabin pattern. pretty, isn’t it? i wonder if she was goin’ to quilt or just knot it? (footsteps have been heard coming down the stairs. the sheriff enters, followed by hale and the county attorney.) sheriff. they wonder if she was going to quilt it or just knot it. (the men laugh, the women look abashed.) county attorney (rubbing his hands over the stove). frank’s fire didn’t do much up there, did it? well, let’s go out to the barn and get that cleared up. (the men go outside.) how would a film version most likely emphasize the men’s emotions during this scene? by emphasizing the variety of props used by showing the men’s facial expressions by highlighting the characters’ costumes by focusing on the actions of the women