Answer:
the mother was unable to provide for her children's needs, the answer is C
Explanation:
in the text the author implies that the family is poor by saying " a poor bare, miserable room it was, with broken windows, no fire, ragged bed clothes, a sick mother, wailing baby, and group of pale hungry children", the implicit meaning in a text is something that the author infers or suggests but doesn't directly say, it is the hidden message, although the author does suggest that the family is poor and the mother was unable to provide for her children, it is implicit because he doesn't directly say it, it was just implied.
