The answer is A because the artist who created this artwork specialized in asymmetrical and disfigurement. He too enjoyed creating a deep and shallowness in his artwork to show diffrianciation and unique space.
A. mere gossip
the quote is "when our lives cease to be inward and privatem cinversation degenerates into mere gossip"
If I was Mr Howard I would choose D because you can't trust those kids messing with your puppets