2Although I was born and raised in the United States, I am now in Armenia visiting my Aunt Peprone and Uncle Agatan. I know that the words “America” and “Armenia” look a lot alike, but the countries themselves are different in many ways. Every day I’m surprised by the little unexpected lessons I learn about life in Armenia.

7When Aunt Peprone and I reached the market, we found a wide variety of fresh foods surrounding us. Aunt Peprone taught me how to speak with the vendors at the market, who often liked to make deals with customers. For instance, I started out trying to buy some oranges for 900 drams, an Armenian form of money worth about three dollars. By the time the seller was done dealing, I’d spent 2,000 drams and had purchased bread, batteries, shoelaces, and a raincoat—but no oranges! Aunt Peprone laughed at my mistake.

The author MOST LIKELY gave the numbers of drams and dollars to

A)
compare the amounts of money he spent.

B)
explain how Armenians spend their money.

C)
show that the dollar is useful overseas.

D)
help other people avoid spending their money.