Select the correct answer.
We can learn about a character in many ways. Read the following passage from "A Rose for Emily": "... [F]our men crossed Miss Emily's lawn and
slunk about the house like burglars, sniffing along the base of the brickwork and at the cellar openings while one of them performed a regular
sowing motion with his hand out of a sack slung from his shoulder. They broke open the cellar door and sprinkled lime there, and in all the
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outbuildings."
What does this say about how Emily is treated by the townspeople?
A. She is respected.
B. She is revered.
C. She is protected.
D. She is feared