when you say growing conditions, what do you mean by that?
The correct answer is B. Contrite.
Contrite means a feeling or expressing penitence or remorse. Someone that is affected by guilt. So the complete sentence should be:
The foster mother of Anne of Green Gables offers her a contrite apology after unjustly punishing her for the missing brooch.
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To me, the counterclaim seems stronger because it has more details.