Tuesday siesta: which of the following statements from the story is most surprising during the unfolding of events?
a) "‘i need the priest,’ she said."
b) "‘it’s an emergency,’ the woman insisted. her voice showed a calm determination."
c) "‘he’s the thief who was killed here last week,’ said the woman in the same tone of voice. ‘i am his mother.’"
d) "‘he was my only boy.’"

C

Explanation:

In Tuesday´s Siesta, by world-wide famous Colombian writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the statement from the story which is most surprising during the unfolding of events is ‘He’s the thief who was killed here last week,’ said the woman in the same tone of voice. ‘I am his mother.’" This is so, because, according to his mother in the story he was the victim of a false accusation of robbing an elderly widow.

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