The answer is A. Notice the words "stiff, red hands" and "canvas mittens". That shows that things were pretty tough for them.
Answer:
stop telling people to do your homework on canvas!
Explanation:
I would say D. I know it looks weird, but that doesn't have anything to do with it. There needs to be a period after Friday because it is abbreviated, and there also needs to be a comma after Friday because a month comes next. There also needs to be a period after October because it is abbreviated. And then there is a period after 12 because it's the end of the sentence.