Will upvote every answer! multiple choice questions!

which passage from "the nose" best shows major kovalev as arrogant and self–absorbed?

a. . he sought more to give himself dignity and weight by calling himself, in addition to "collegiate assessor," "major."
b. poor kovalev felt almost demented. the astounding event left him utterly at a loss.
c. the moment that the drozhki halted kovalev dashed, breathless, into a small reception–office.
d. and kovalev's smiles became broader still when peeping from under the hat he saw there to be an alabaster, rounded little chin . .