I believe the answer is going to be A but without the underlined phrase I am not 100% sure.
It is letter A!!!! Hope this helped
The novel ends in the present, when at a local celebration called “La Noche de los Muertos,” Eric encounters a ghost from the past and sees his own path into the future. As in her earlier works, in The Zigzag Way<span> Anita Desai has again demonstrated her mastery of her craft and her understanding of human nature.</span>
Make eye contact. The rest of the items listed are not ways to use body language.