I believe the answer is C
the author's purpose and what genre it is
A. The mystery around the monkey's paw is introduced
Hints of this lie in the adjectives such as "curiously" and the mention of "magic" which tells the reader that there might be something more to monkey's paw, and that maybe we should be curious.
According to my Calculations the answer should be B
Edmund Kells constructed his own x-ray machine.