Alice was not scared. Not at al. Maybe a little bit. But she was determined t o confront the ghost in her house. Alice lived in a farmhouse built in 1921. All of the floors and doors were original; the doors even had skeleton key locks. But by far the most terrifying part of the house was the basement. She kept that door locked and ignored the thumps. crashes, and cries that came from below the house. What made Alice determined to confront the ghost today was the especially loud crashes the previous night. She'd gotten no sleep, convinced the ghost was going t o break through the door and do something horible. What, she wasn't sure, but the ghost would do something. Alice hadn't sen the ghost, but what else could be making loud noises in an old house? The one time she had ben down in the basement was after buying the house unseen. Once she saw the shelves with old glass jars, she was a litle put of. But what made her keep t h e door shut and locked was the abrupt end of the concrete floor halfway across the room. Because nothing good ever happened in a basement with a dirt floor. Alice had seen enough horror movies to know that. Alice stared at the basement door, trying to gather enough confidence to open it and march down the stairs like she owned the place. Because she did-or she would, once she finished paying her mortgage in 30 years. Alice took a deep breath and yanked the door open. She marched down the stairs, only to stop abruptly at the bottom. Because she was face to face with not a ghost at al. It was a calico cat, one who looked utterly unimpressed by her brave journey into the basement. Which of the following sentences from the passage is evidence that supports the conclusion that Alice is afraid of the basement? A. All of the floors and doors were original; the dors even had skeleton key locks. B. Alice stared at the basement door, trying to gather enough confidence to open it and march down the stairs like she owned t h e place. C. The one time she had been down in the basement was after buying