B. is the answer to this one.
Answer:
B - agenda
An agenda is what the author really wants to point out (their underlying message) and it's typically written in a way where it's somewhat hidden. Example: political ads - they have an agenda for what they want to talk about and why it's important.
Laura judges Rita by looks instead of actually finding out by asking. Never judge a book by its cover as they say. Also Laura focused more on Rita than herself causing herself to fall behind. Hope it helped.
