In the persuasive essay "A Cat Is Not a Can of Soup," the author's claim is "Adopting a pet from the Ferndale Shelter is often a wiser move than buying one." Which statement supports the author's claim?

During my visit to the shelter, I learned that its two paid staff members and 13 volunteers spend time with every animal.

According to Toni, 25 percent of their cats and dogs are undoubtedly purebreds.

Also, they will not allow any pet to leave the shelter until it has had its shots and has been neutered.

These shop owners may buy dogs from puppy mills, businesses that turn out puppies as if they actually were cans of soup.

In which of the following excerpts from "the yellow wall paper" does author charlotte perkins gilman seem to mock the romantic belief in the supernatural? a. a colonial mansion, a hereditary estate, i would say a haunted house, and reach the height of romantic felicity—but that would be asking too much of fate! b. there is a delicious garden! i never saw such a garden—large and shady, full of box-bordered paths, and lined with long grape-covered arbors with seats under them. c. the color is repellent, almost revolting; a smoldering unclean yellow, strangely faded by the slow-turning sunlight. d. then i peeled off all the paper i could reach standing on the floor. it sticks horribly and the pattern just enjoys it!