Which statement best explains how madame loisel changes over time? a) she is a beautiful, young woman who becomes a haggard old woman. b) she is a spoiled young woman who becomes a devoted and loving wife. c) she is a positive, upbeat young woman who turns into a sad, depressed old woman. d) she is a selfish, frivolous, young woman who becomes an honorable, hard-working woman.

there are number of topics. you can pick any one of these topics:

since it is asking for her reaction to elnora's trouble at school you can rule out any answers with a positive response (b). then you can rule out (d), this is because it does not show the mother's reaction but the daughter's response. that leaves you with two options (a) and (c), by looking at the options you can rule out (c) because it isn't referring back to elnora's issues at school.