I believe the term is an episodic plot? I can check my English notes but I'm 99% sure that's correct.
A) Sympathetic,
B) Noel began to wonder how a dog came to be in such a sad condition as this one. Did no one ever want it?
C) Even as a puppy, was this fellow not cute enough to find a good family? Had it always been this ugly? Hadn't anyone ever been kind to it?
Answer:
<em>" </em><em><u>that</u></em><em> "</em> would be the correct answer.
Esperanza is in awe of Marin.