Answer: A
Personally I would say the answer is A, but the definition of slender is literally "gracefully thin," so you could argue it's both A and B. Maybe it's something to take up with your teacher.
I would say the setting Hawthorn choose for his book to take place, this Puritan village
With this statement the answer would be true, because 24/7 means 24 hours-7 day a week.
