For a second time there was no sign. again no bridegroom
and the priest in the house. she could not remember any
other sorrow because this grief wiped them all away. oh,
no, there's nothing more cruel than this - ill never forgive
it. she stretched herself with a deep breath and blew out
the light
which phrase from the excerpt most cleariy conveys the main character's
refusal to let go of her past?
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a. was no sign
b. blew out the light
c. nothing more cruel
d. with a deep breath

answer:

b. nothing more cruel

in the excerpt the speaker describes granny weatherall being left at the alter as the cruelest thing a person can do. this shows that the main character has refused to let go of her past because she compares all other cruelties to her jilting and still feels that nothing is worse. blew out the light and no sign could indicate that she has moved on

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