The answer is A I just got asked that question on Edgenuity
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<span>Based on thу excerpt from F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Winter Dreams," represented above, I think that the third option from the attached scale clearly shows the meaning of the word priggish. I am pretty sure that obnoxious is the most suitable word to explain the meaning of the whole phrase, but if you are not so sure, check it in dictionary. Do hope it will help you in your homework.</span></span>
The answer is A. The poem paints an image (that is very gloomy)
(5) during the industrial revoltion,too,homeless people provided much needed labor in the nation's factories
