Read this excerpt from "Look Homeward, Angel." Like all the older children of Major Pentland she had, since her twentieth year, begun the slow accretion of land: from the savings of her small wage as teacher and book-agent, she had already purchased one or two pieces of earth.

From this excerpt, Eliza can best be described as a:

A) dutiful daughter.

B) humble teacher.

C) shrewd investor.

D) rich heiress.

C) shrewd investor.

Explanation:

The novel "Look Homeward, Angel" is a coming of age novel which is more like an autobiographical story of the author Thomas Wolfe's life. The book revolves around the character of Eugene Gant and how he grew up and away from his father's drunken ways.

In the given excerpt from the text, the character described is that of Eliza Pentland, the daughter of Major Pentland, wife of William Oliver Gant, and the mother of Eugene. The narrator here states that through the small savings she had kept from "her wage as a teacher and book-agent", Eliza was able to buy land. This shows that she is a shrewd investor and knows a thing or two about land acquisition.

Thus, the correct answer is option C.

C

Explanation:

i think the answer is c

that is true because that is something they fulfill for their work.