Heplll noww read the excerpt below and answer the question. "mrs. hutchinson? oh, mrs. hutchinson." thelma batted her eyes. "naw, precious, she come on thursday and didn't ev'n mention your name. i doubt if she ev'n knows you're on the way." "thelma! " cried leota staunchly. in this excerpt from "the petrified man," why does leota get upset at thelma's comment? a)leota does not want thelma to distract her customer with idle gossip. b)mrs. fletcher does not want anyone to know that she is going to be a mother. c)no one is supposed to know that mrs. fletcher is on her way to new orleans. d)thelma is not allowed to talk about her other customers with mrs. fletcher.

The petrified man is a short story by Eudora Welty published in 1939 it centers its attention in two gossiping ladies at a cosmetic shop.

B)Mrs. Fletcher does not want anyone to know that she is going to be a mother.

As mrs fletcher is pregnant and doesn´t want people to gossip about her, she gets mad at the fact that se realizes that people is talking about her.

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the symbol of the grandfather's heritage in this excerpt from "the medicine bag,” is the beaded bolo tie.

a bolo tie is a cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp which is worn as a necktie. they have been used by native american tribes such as hopi, navajo, zuni, and puebloans since the mid-20th century.

therefore, the fact that the grandfather is wearing a bolo tie refers to his heritage as native american.