Answer: A. Different emotional states affect people’s honesty.
This excerpt states that when people experience different emotional states, their levels of honesty fluctuate too. When people are anxious, stressed out due to the expectations of others, or angry, they are more likely to be dishonest. Therefore, theft and other similar behaviours increase around holidays that rely on these feelings, such as Christmas and Valentine's Day. However, when people are more cheerful and relaxed, dishonest behaviour becomes less common.
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I believe that since the narrator of "The Black Cat" didn't explain why he deserves death from his actions in the beginning of the story creates suspense, to entice the reader to finish his story to find out the reason why.
So I believe the answer would be C.
Writing a poem is an art. But if you are good at words you can do well. And if you can feel the topic you can nail it.
