Question

Pauline was grocery shopping with her new husband Paul. They had only been in the store a few minutes when Paul put three cans of vegetable soup into the cart. When Pauline returned with three bags of fresh vegetables, she saw the cans. "Why are these cans in our cart?" she asked Paul. "Did you put them there?"
Paul was taken aback. Vegetable soup was one of his favorite meals. As a bachelor, he ate it several times a month. "It's vegetable soup," he said. "I've been eating it my whole life. I love vegetable soup."
Pauline picked up one of the cans and spun it so she could read the ingredients on the label. She looked at her new husband. "Have you ever read the label on a can of vegetable soup?" she asked.
Paul looked sheepish as he responded that he hadn't. "But what could be bad about vegetable soup?" he said defensively. "Vegetables are good for you."
"Fresh vegetables are good for you," Pauline said. "They cooked these vegetables for so long they cooked all the nutrients out. Not to mention the salt content."
"But I love it," Paul said.
Pauline put her arm around Paul and said, "And I love you. Now that I know how much you love vegetable soup, I will make it for you and there will always be some in the refrigerator or freezer. I think you'll like it much better than canned soup. All you're really tasting is the salt."
Pauline hugged Paul and put the cans back on the shelf. "I want you to live a long and healthy life," she said, looking him in the eyes.
He gave her a smile.
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What is an important occurrence in the story?
A.
Paul decides to make the soup from scratch.
B.
Paul remembers eating soup as a bachelor.
C.
Pauline finds canned vegetable soup in the cart.
D.
Pauline and Paul argue over eating vegetables.

Answer 1

C. Pauline finds canned vegetable soup in the cart.

This is the key event that triggers the conversation and actions that follow.