Superstition is the term given to beliefs in supernatural forces that cannot be proven to exist. Your answer is superstition.
The answer is: That a river ran through the middle of it.
The correct answer is C. It satisfies readers by providing readers with a fuller picture of Great-Aunt Gertrude.
Not A because in the final paragraph is explained why she asks for forgiveness. Not B because it doesn't cause sadeness at all the outcome. Although the house was a little scary, it is not the purpose of the story to go down the path of an horror story.
