Based on the passage, which of the following might be a theme of "the chrysanthemums"? a. going out for dinner can be fun. b. friendship should be earned. c. society disregards intelligent women. d. gardening is not rewarding work.

harlem's  cotton club boasted the talents of duke ellington. singers such as bessie smith and billie holiday popularized blues and jazz vocals. jelly roll morton and louis armstrong drew huge audiences as white americans as well as african americans caught jazz fever.