Once I saw our landlord, whom I knew my parents feared, sitting in a treasure-room dressed in an ermine coat and a large gold crown. He sat on the floor counting his dollar bills. I played a trick on him. Going up to his building’s chimney, I blew a little puff of my super-breath into his fireplace, scattering his stacks of money so that he had to start counting all over again. I could more or less program my Supergirl dreams in those days by focusing on the object of my current obsession.

Question

Answer choices for the above question

A. The landlord is a greedy figure who creates problems for the narrator’s family.

B. The narrator is a very mischievous young woman.

C. The narrator starts to experience powers outside her dreams.

D. The landlord has threatened to evict the narrator’s family on multiple occasion

Answer 1

The best answer choice for the provided text is:

A. The landlord is a greedy figure who creates problems for the narrator’s family.

This choice aligns with the context of the landlord being someone whom the narrator's parents fear, suggesting he is a negative influence on their lives. The act of the landlord sitting in a treasure-room and counting dollar bills also implies greed. While the narrator does show mischievous behavior, the primary focus seems to be on the landlord's negative role in the family's life.