Read the excerpt below and answer the question. “There is not a stone laid of Fanny's green-house, and nothing but the plan of the flower-garden marked out."
"Where is the green-house to be?"
"Upon the knoll behind the house. The old walnut trees are all come down to make room for it. It will be a
very fine object from many parts of the park, and the flower-garden will slope down just before it, and be
exceedingly pretty. We have cleared away all the old thorns that grew in patches over the brow."
Elinor kept her concern and her censure to herself, and was very thankful that Marianne was not present, to
share the provocation. (Sense and Sensibility, chapter 33, p. 17)
Why does Elinor believe that John Dashwood's remarks are provocative?
Because she and Marianne loved to play around the walnut trees when they were children
Because there were valuable heirloom hidden where the old thorns had been
Because the knoll was to be the location of a home for her mother, Elinor, and her two sisters
O Because Mr. Dashwood is willing to spend his inheritance on his wife's caprices rather than provide financial support to her mother
and sisters