The answer is C there was a stunned moment of silence following Millicent and her proclamation. <span />
1) Wealth Worship
2)Rags to riches
3) Wealth Worship {im quiet unsure of this one}
4)Impending Doom
5)Impending Doom
sprinkling corn meal
honoring ancestral spirits
accepting death as rebirth
After reading this excerpt it seems to me that the story takes place in <span>a deserted town in which mysterious events occur. Some points of the plot also lead me to this answer, as most of actions and events in this story were represented in an abandoned town with strange ad weird things people may come across if they once come to the town.
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