Read this sentence from paragraph 1 of the story.

The widow forced Yeh-Shen to do the hardest work.

Yeh-Shen's stepmother makes her work hard because she


A. thinks her own daughter can learn from Yeh-Shen

B. wants Yeh-Shen to know how to work hard

C. favors her own daughter over Yeh-Shen

D. knows Yeh-Shen is able to do the hardest work