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Which sentences contribute to a sense of hope in this excerpt from "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin?

She wept at once, with sudden, wild abandonment, in her sister's arms. a.)When the storm of grief had spent itself she went away to her room alone. She would have no one follow her.

There stood, facing the open window, a comfortable, roomy armchair. b.)Into this she sank, pressed down by a physical exhaustion that haunted her body and seemed to reach into her soul.

c.)She could see in the open square before her house the tops of trees that were all aquiver with the new spring life. The delicious breath of rain was in the air. d.)In the street below a peddler was crying his wares. The notes of a distant song which someone was singing reached her faintly, and countless sparrows were twittering in the eaves.

e.)There were patches of blue sky showing here and there through the clouds that had met and piled one above the other in the west facing her window.

f.)She sat with her head thrown back upon the cushion of the chair, quite motionless, except when a sob came up into her throat and shook her, as a child who has cried itself to sleep continues to sob in its dreams.

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 the answer is E{ there were patches of the blue sky showing here and there through the clouds that had met and pile one above in the other in the west facing her window
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Answer: c, d and e

Step-by-step explanation: The whole description of what the character sees through the window is symbolic of the hope for a new life that was about to begin for her: "new spring life," the "breath of rain" (something which cleanses and refreshes), the sound of singing and twittering sparrows (which are related to freedom) and the patches of blue sky appearing behind the clouds (the storm represents the sad news she had received).

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