The answer would be D) all of the above, since the sentences all use a physical thing such as the color black, or water to represent something deeper than it's literal meaning.
Eliza's appearance as a prim and proper beautiful young lady coupled with her perfect English accent surprised the guests; and they began to speculate as to where she came from. As they listened to her talk, they found her weird but Prof. Higgins explained that it was the "new small talk."
The author used this analogy to show that the Iroquois Confederacy that the system they used was effective and equal everyone involved rather than just one entity (making them interconnected).
