Mama's decision to give quilts to Maggie has a development on the plot by creating the rising action. Mama can see that Maggie really wants and deserves the quilts.
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It think is that he was jealous so unferth tries to undermine him unjustly.
"Bestowing" means confer or present something to another, usually an honor, right, gift, or an item special to someone.
I think the answer is " Problem solving can be achieved through a systematic strategy that involves analyzing the problem."