The verb being used in the given sentence above is the word "had contained". The tense of this verb is past perfect. Therefore, the correct answer would be option A. When a verb is in the past perfect, this indicates that the action has been completed some time in the past.
Later vignettes show Esperanza becoming aware and interested in womanhood. This is first evidenced in "Hips" when she notices this defining mark of a woman and ponders why they exist. She later comes of age in "Sire" when she begins to show interest in the opposite sex. Esperanza also faces many experiences that strip her of her innocence. No vignette is more powerful in showing this than "Red Clowns" where Esperanza is raped by a man at a carnival.