The reader can infer answer A). "Della was so excited to have the combs she had wanted that she momentarily forgets she had cut her hair."
You can find the reasons for that answer in words such as: <em>scream of joy, feminine change to hysterical tears and wails. </em>First, she was happy but then she remembers she won´t be able to use the combs.
There isn't a passage or answers to select from so you probably will not get an answer without being specific.
Transverse is to stretch across something
The dictionary definition is
situated or extending across something."a transverse beam supports the dashboard"<span>synonyms:<span>crosswise, crossways, cross, horizontal, diagonal, oblique, slanted</span></span>