Ahouse sat empty on a very quiet street in a very quiet town. finally, a sold sign was posted outside the house. a new family was moving in to the neighborhood. the neighbors were buzzing with excitement, especially the next door neighbors. mrs. kinfield lived to the right of the house. she was talking with mrs. underhill, who lived to the left of the house.
“i heard that the neighbors are a big family,” mrs. kinfield said. “i heard they have eight children.”
“i heard the father owns a computer company,” mrs. underhill said. “i think the mother is in politics.”
the next week, a moving truck parked in front of the house. mrs. kinfield and mrs. underhill peered out their windows. they both saw a van pull up behind the truck. the neighbors expected to see a crowd of children climb out of the van, but there were only two children—a boy and a girl.
“oh, well,” mrs. underhill said. “i thought they would have more kids.”
as the new family began unpacking, mrs. kinfield showed up with a pecan pie. she smiled as she greeted her neighbors with the welcome gift.
she turned to the father. “so how is the computer business? ” she asked.
he stared at her for a second. “what do you mean? ”
“everyone’s saying that you own a computer company, and your wife is in politics,” mrs. kinfield explained.
“i don’t know who would have said that,” the father replied. “i’m an accountant, and my wife is a dentist.” he quickly her for the pie and excused himself to go back to unpacking.
mrs. kinfield turned to leave but took one more glance behind her when she reached her yard. she saw the father whispering to his wife. the wife rolled her eyes and said one word. “nosy.” with that, the family quickly disappeared inside the house.
over the next weeks, the family did not talk much with the neighbors. they would say hello but never get involved in conversations. they mostly stayed inside their house, but they were very loud. mrs. kinfield and mrs. underhill talked about the family’s unpleasant habits.
"that new family must have a rock band. they play their music so loud that i cannot even hear my own family at the dinner table," mrs. kinfield said. mrs. underhill could not hear, but she nodded along to be polite.
what does the conversation between mrs. kinfield and mrs. underhill at the beginning of the story best suggest about them?
a.
they want to start a rock band.
b.
they make good pecan pies.
c.
they just bought a house.
d.
they like to spread gossip.