A) One day I had said that Italian seemed such an easy language to me that I could not take a great interest in it; everything was so easy to say. "Ah, yes," the major said.
These lines from "In Another Country" by Ernest Hemingway, contribute to the prevailing mood of apathy in the story.
The correct answer is B.
This passage shows how the loss of traditional values has devastating effects, as indicated by the "broken tribe" and "those who forgot their customs." Because of the loss of traditional values, they lead loose and idle lives and become criminals.
Everyone -- young and old, black and white -- suffers by the loss of these values.
What is the following sentence?
I believe the answer you are looking for is broadleaf forests