In "The Wisdom of Solomon," why does the baby's true mother agree to give up her child at one point in the story? A. She believes that Solomon will give the child back to her. B. She does not want to upset King Solomon. C. She would rather lose her child than see him harmed. D. She feels sorry for the woman whose child has died.



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In "The Wisdom of Solomon," the baby's true mother agrees to give up her child because B) she would rather lose her child than see him harmed. Solomon did this because he knew that the true mother would never want the baby to be harmed.