Which of these lines from "A
Piece of String" helps set up
the conflict of Matre
Hauchecome?
A. The weather was favorable for the green
things but not for the wheat.
B. Their blouses...puffed about their bony
bodies, seemed like balloons ready to carry
them off.
C. The peasants....perplexed, always in fear
of being cheated...ever trying to find the
trick...