D. Shells
You can ignore all of the words after of until the verb (of marine mollusks)
So it's just shells are taken...
Analysis of what Bruno's grandmother said in 'The Boy in the Striped Pajamas.'
Bruno, a nine year old boy is the central character from the novel ‘The Boy in the Striped Pajamas’ which is written by John Boyne. There comes an incident in the novel when Bruno wears a striped pajama and it makes him feel and realize what it is like to be Jew.
On the other hand, when Bruno’s father wears his uniform, he becomes a changed personality, he is no more what he seemed to be. He becomes the commandant. In the novel, clothes are something which differentiates between the people from both the side of the fence.
Your answer is his strong belief in a woman's domestic role because it said "Not much of a housekeeper, would you say, ladies?" I hope this helps.
In excess; to have a lot of. "he has talent in spades"- he has a lot of talent
