The correct answer is A. Exposition
Explanation:
In this section of the story, the narrator and main character David Copperfield focuses on providing information about himself including a description of the day he was born and his "gifts". This shows the purpose of this excerpt is to introduce the main character to the reader as well as the general context of the story. These features belong to the exposition of the story, which is the first section of the story that introduces basic elements such as context, main characters, background information, etc.
Edwardian is the term given to the period of British history opening the 20th century when King Edward VII was settled; though it extends from the 1890s until World War I in 1914.
Among its features, the dawn of liberalism, the belief in modern rationality and progress; but it held back on other areas such as arts per say, with the beginning of <em>"Art Deco"</em> in architecture and the end of the <em>"Arts & Crafts"</em> ideals.
Then Artists were influenced by technological advances such as electricity and the automobile. Also the era leaned toward dresses made of lightweight fabrics for a more dynamic lifestyle.
Thereby, the most suitable answer is: <em>"Restrained elegance in art, fashion, and architecture"</em>
