The dialogue develops the characters because it shows that A. Aunt Mary is afraid of fire; and D. Kaydee is a calm person.
Aunt Mary acts nervously around his niece trying to star the stove and is afraid that she is going to set the house on fire, but Kaydee remains calm and explains the situation without being rude.
I don’t know what the excerpt is but my guess is A or C?
The speakers admiration for and gratitude to the reaper.
