Which of the following best describes why the story element of dialogue is important in this passage? A. It propels the action and provoked a decision from one of the characters.
B. The dialogue reveals how each of the characters feel about the monkey’s paw.
C. It discloses the wish one of the characters makes.
D. The author uses dialogue to inform readers that the monkey’s paw moved when Mr. White made a wish on it

Read the passage below and answer the question. somehow, it was hotter then: a black dog suffered on a summer’s day; bony mules hitched to hoover carts flicked flies in the sweltering shade of the live oaks on the square. men’s stiff collars wilted by nine in the morning. in the excerpt above, the phrase "stiff collars wilted by nine in the morning" suggests that despite the heat, men still dressed up the men in the town were vain men's clothing appeared its best on hot days the men were not accustomed to wearing nice clothes