Read the passage, then answer the question based on the passage, locate a possible theme from "the chrysanthemums." a. difficult times call for difficult measures. b. living and working in the salinas valley is too easy. c. loneliness leads to unwise choices. d. women are not given opportunities to put their skills to good use.

D. Women are not given opportunities to put their skills to good use.

Explanation:

In this excerpt, we see the role of Elisa within her family and her environment. We learn that she is extremely dedicated to her chrisantemums, and that she is very good at growing them. However, we also learn that she does not collaborate in any other matter of the house, whether this is growing crops or buying and selling. This shows how women are often not given opportunities to put their skills to good use.

b. our party quickly made its way into the cave / but we failed to find our host [the cyclops] himself inside.