Read the passage, then answer the question.

“He left all of the sheets and blankets, the knickknacks, and all the kitchen things except for three matching beer mugs. He had taken some of the old magazines and paperback mysteries from the shelf.”

(THE BEAN TREES, A Novel by Barbara Kingsolver. Copyright © 1988 by Barbara Kingsolver.
All Rights Reserved. Reprinted by permission of HarperCollins Publishers.)

Who is described in this passage?
A. Taylor's father
B. Lou Ann's husband
C. Taylor's boyfriend
D. Lou Ann's father