Read the sentence from “The Wife.”
“Have the courage to appear poor, and you disarm poverty of its sharpest sting.”
What does this sentence suggest?
A. By prolonging the appearance of financial stability, one can delay its devastating effects.
B. By facing fears, people reclaim their power.
C. Those who have experienced financial hardship in the past are better equipped to handle it in the present.
D. One approach to dealing with life’s challenges is to pretend that they do not exist.
