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"one dollar and eighty-seven cents. that was all. and sixty cents of it was in pennies. pennies saved one and two at a time by bulldozing the grocer and the vegetable man and the butcher until one's cheeks burned with the silent imputation of parsimony that such close dealing implied. three times della counted it. one dollar and eighty- seven cents. and the next day would be christmas." what can be inferred about della's feelings as she counted her money the day before christmas? select one:

a. she feels nervous.
b. she feels cheap.
c. she feels embarrassed.
d. she feels proud.

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A

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User Ricky Stam
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She feels embarrassed . Option c is right. Because she can't have enough money after all these efforts and she feels embarrassed because she can't give gift to Jim
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