On the way to Versailles, a fellow passenger asks Madame Defarge what she is knitting. Her answer is a...

Select one:
A. shawl
B. shroud
C. blanket



Answer :

Final answer:

Madame Defarge was knitting a shroud, symbolizing her involvement in the violence of the French Revolution.


Explanation:

Madame Defarge was knitting a shroud when asked by a fellow passenger on the way to Versailles. The shroud symbolizes her participation in the French Revolution's violence and thirst for vengeance, as she uses her knitting to secretly register the names of those sentenced to death.


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