C. You don't have much time to think
actually I am not very certain but I guess it's the answer
1. good
2. poorly
3. bad
4. well
5. bad
6. less
7. less
8. amount
9. fewer
10. affected
11. effect
12. like
13. like
14. like
15. like
the third one, if you add the comma without the when then you would have a comma splice (when you put a comma between 2 independent clauses without a conjunction) adding the when before Cynthia makes the first part a dependent variable and makes it okay to add the comma!
Hope this helps! :)
The answer is it adds some unexpected hope by showing that people create beauty even amid poverty.