The answer to this problem is A, because it states in the text, "the city budget did not have spare funds for the extra hours."
        
                    
             
        
        
        
Answer: 
Mira is more mature than the other kids in the group.
Mira is acting like a leader for the group of children.
Explanation:
<em>"Games at Twilight"</em> is Anita Desai's short story. Set in tropical India during the British rule, the story explores the theme of childhood, self-esteem, innocence, etc.
In the story, the author describes the games that children play outside. One child, Ravi, is deeply disappointed whenever he looses a game. Mira, on the other hand, represents a 'motherly' figure for all the other children. She is quite mature, as opposed to her peers.
 
        
                    
             
        
        
        
The theme, as a literary element, is open to interpretation, but authors
use tools to develop the theme or underlying message of the story.
        
             
        
        
        
B. describe is the answer