Read paragraph 1 of "The Oblong Box." Which is the best summary of the last paragraph of the story? Read the last paragraph of "The Oblong Box."

Which is the best summary of the last paragraph of the story?

A. Mrs. Wyatt is having a good time socializing with the other women on the ship. These women appeared interested but are actually laughing at Mrs. Wyatt because she is uneducated and plain-looking. People on the ship believe she and Wyatt make an odd couple.

B. Mrs. Wyatt talks with the women but does not pay much attention to the men on board. People laugh at her because she seems less educated than they are. The narrator wonders if Wyatt married this woman for money, but he did not.

C. Mrs. Wyatt talks a lot, which is not a bad quality to have on a ship where people do not know each other and have to occupy their time. She is friendlier to the women than to the men. People wonder how she came to marry Wyatt.

D. Mrs. Wyatt, a chatty woman who sounds kind of annoying, tries to befriend the other women on the ship. They laugh at her because she isn't like them. Everyone wonders what made Wyatt want to marry her. Wyatt says he married for love.