Click to read the passage from "The Chrysanthemums," by John Steinbeck. Then answer the question.

Which passage from the passage best contributes to Elisa's impatient tone?

A. "That sounds like a nice kind of a way to live," she said.
B. "No. My scissors are all sharp."
C. She touched the under edge of her man's hat, searching for fugitive hairs.
D. Elisa took off her gloves . . .