To aim is to direct an object at something else. Ex, when using a bow and arrow you must aim your arrow to hit the center of the target.
Time, new
bad, good
cut,heat
write,speak
The context (1899, New Orleans and Louisiana) is shown in some details. The use of some particular words like eager, composture, impaired is a sign of it. Also the fact that the money had to be transported phisically. It's also clear in the way Kate Chopin describes the like of women for the money. This is somewhat a macho point of view that has to do with the time and political context she lived in.
The answer is C because it doesn't properly explain why the customers were satisfied.