"donned" means to put on, so she put on her shoes, and the context clue Simone carefully dressed, therefore, donned or put on, is the only one that could fit, it the context.
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I think that the author intended <span>D. to give the reader an understanding of life in Missy's rural Kentucky town.
The author's use of </span><span>phrases like "ugly as a mud stick fence," "pie-faced heavy girl," "for-pay ironing," and "dressed like an eye test." is simply to show how Missy thinks and speaks. She is a girl who is brutal and honest in her opinion and she doesn't mince words. She just tells what she sees as it is. </span>
He murdered Lenore. He finds comfort in the bird. He is a highly educated man.
