I'd say Moved swiftly is the answer. i'm not sure.
I would say the aswer is D. I would say that because they are going against their pride. They are being unselfish. Della is trying hard to find something for Jim, since Christmas is not far away.
I believe the correct answer is D. spatial order.
Even though the items are carefully chosen, they are the only items the character could see from where she was standing at the moment. From the hallway, she could see the china cabinet, a bowl of flowers, the clock, the candles... Then she moves into the room, and her perspective shifts, so that she can now see the bench and the trap door.
Cause and effect is a common way to organize information in a text. Paragraphs structured as cause and effect explain reasons why something happened or the effects of something. The cause and effect text structure is generally used in expository and persuasive writing modes.
“It is awfully hard work doing nothing”
