The details create a positive mood, one of new beginnings. However, Mrs. Mallard has just received the news that her husband has died which is really an ending.
ᴘᴇʀᴘᴇᴛᴜᴀʟ ɪ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇ ʙᴜᴛ ɪᴍ ɴᴏᴛ sᴏ sᴜʀᴇ
The sentence from "One Thousand Dollars" that reflects first-person point of view is; After a time, I myself was allowed to go into the dead houses and search for metal. The correct answer is A.
Exposition cause it deals with introducing a lot of characters.