The right answer is the A: She follows some of the spiritual ideas of the Pueblo people. Although sprinkling holy water is used in Roman Catholic ceremonies, for instance on a coffin during a funeral, Louise is relating it to, or interpreting it according to, one of the traditions of Pueblo burial rites: that of placing plenty of food and water in the graves so the deceased people don't feel hungry or thirsty during their journey to the afterlife. The members of the Laguna Pueblo reservation, protagonists of this story, sprinkle cornmeal, pollen, and other substances on dead persons and graves as a form of blessing. After Louise's comment, Leon approaches the priest and asks him if we could bring the holy water to the graveyard. The priest opposes at first, since he would have preferred a Christian burial for Teofilo, but he finally agrees to do it. He sprinkles the water on Teofilo's corpse until the jar is empty. After the ceremony, Leon is satisfied, since he believes that if Teofilo is provided with plenty of water he will be able to send rain, and this will ensure a good harvest.
The answer is A. irony is defined as “a state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often amusing as a result.” Therefore, a man whose marriage didn’t work out being a marriage therapist is ironic.
