She lost her son when he was only at the age of 2
Hyperbole is the best answer here because Mrs. White is making a point at the ridiculousness of the monkey's paw being able to grant a wish. She could easily say an extra pair of hands, but instead she goes with four knowing it will sound ridiculous.
None of the other choices are good answers because there is no example of them in the excerpt we are asked to read.
I think the answer is it was funny to him. All my love and support for you, sorry if im wrong!!!!!
B because it makes sense a than all the other answer choices
