Read the excerpt below and answer the question.

She was an old garrulous woman, a pawnbroker’s widow, who collected used stamps for some pious purpose. (“Araby” from Dubliners, p. 3)

Based on this context, the words pious purpose most likely mean .

A.) Paid postage
B.) Health treatment
C.) Church fundraising
D.) Monetary gain

C.) Church fundraising

Explanation:

The question above is related to the short story entitled "Araby." This was written by James Joyce in 1914. The word "pious purpose" most likely refers to "church fundraising."

This refers to donations given to the church. The woman in the story is described as a religious person, thus it just goes to show that her activity of collecting used stamps was meant to help fund the church.

So, this explains the answer.

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