​Read the passage and answer the following questions The river had risen overnight, and by morning the...

​Read the passage and answer the following questions
The river had risen overnight, and by morning the lower field lay under gray water. Caleb leaned on the fence, watching the current pull at the posts. "Reckon we'll lose the corn," he said, slow, letting each word settle before the next. "Reckon we'll lose most of it." His sister Ruth came up beside him, already moving. "We won't lose nothin' we cain't grow again," she said, the words quick and even. "We move the seed to the high barn, patch the south fence, and start over come spring. Ain't no use mournin' a field." She was three years younger, but she had already turned toward the barn, calling out what to do. Caleb stayed at the fence a moment longer, then followed her up the slope.
36.
Ruth's quick, even speech functions in the passage to suggest what?
a.
A decisive, forward-looking frame of mind
b.
A fear of speaking with her brother
c.
A reluctance to leave the fence behind
d.
A deep confusion about the flooded field