Which of the following inferences about Monsieur Loisel is best supported by the text?
A. He is hardworking and determined.
B. He is angry with his wife and unsympathetic toward her.
C. He relies on his wife for emotional support.
D. He knows that his wife does not truly love him.
Which sentence from the text most strongly supports the answer to Question 7?
A. “Loisel held her back, saying: ‘Wait a bit. You will catch cold outside. I will call a cab.’”
B. “Loisel possessed eighteen thousand francs which his father had left him. He would borrow the rest.”
C. “He went to police headquarters, to the newspaper offices to offer a reward; he went to the cab companies—everywhere, in fact, whither he was urged by the least spark of hope.”
D. “How stupid you are!” her husband cried. “Go look up your friend, Madame Forestier, and ask her to lend you some jewels. You’re intimate enough with her to do so.”