("Go tell it on the mountain" by James Baldwin) By describing the windows as gleaming "like beaten gold or silver" in the middle of the final paragraph, the narrator emphasizes both the physical appearance of the light shining through the windows and the
А
weight of the slowly sinking walls and ceiling of the room
B
value of the family's diligent housekeeping despite the ever-present dust
С
transactional nature of the family's interactions with each other
D lack of money that is the most pressing of John's worries
E unintentionally destructive effects of John's unskilled attempts to clean