How does the author's use of "whispered," "winked," and "nudged" in paragraph 2 impact the meaning of the paragraph? (RL.8.4)
O by making Oliver's request for more food seem humorous
O by emphasizing the danger to Oliver in requesting more food
O by highlighting their anticipation of Oliver's request for more food
O by contrasting the lighthearted attitude of the boys with Oliver's attitude

This question is missing the excerpt from "Oliver Twist". I have found it online. It is the following:

The evening arrived; the boys took their places. The master, in his cook's uniform, stationed himself at the copper; his pauper assistants ranged themselves behind him; the gruel was served out; and a long grace was said over the short commons. The gruel disappeared; the boys whispered to each other, and winked at Oliver; while his next neighbors nudged him. Child as he was, he was desperate with hunger, and reckless with misery. He rose from the table; and advancing to the master, basin and spoon in hand, said, somewhat alarmed at his own temerity: . . .

The author's use of "whispered," "winked," and "nudged" in  paragraph 2 impact the meaning of the paragraph:

D. by contrasting the lighthearted attitude of the boys with Oliver's attitude.

Explanation:

From the excerpt, we can tell everyone knows that if any boy dares to ask for more food, the master gets furious and punishes him. However, Oliver is starving. The other boys are encouraging him to go and try to get more food, but they probably do not think he will actually do it. They are acting in a playful, lighthearted manner. Oliver, on the other hand, is not. He has serious reasons to be asking for food. Unlike the boys', Oliver's attitude is desperate. Having that in mind, we can choose letter D as the best option:

D. by contrasting the lighthearted attitude of the boys with Oliver's attitude.

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The only way to answer this question is to read this text in full. However, from the context of the question we can see that Jane and Bella will react very differently to the the fire escape collapse and that the way they would act is related to the type of education they received. Generally speaking, we can understand that if Bella or Jane received an education focused on problem solving, tranquility and critical and solving thinking, she can act very rationally when dealing with the collapse of the fire escape, trying to solve the problems that this caused in a practical and safe way, otherwise, any of them would act in complete disorganization and nervousness, without being able to solve or act correctly in this situation. To understand this, you must read the text and identify the type of education each of them received and how it affects their behavior in adverse situations.