In "a visit of charity," what does the nurse hear that makes her choose that specific room for marian to enter?
a. a thud
b. a yell
c. a cry
d. a cough

The correct answer is option D. "A cough".

Explanation:

In the short story of "A Visit of Charity" by Eudora Welty, Marian is a teenager that visits two old ladies at the Old Ladies' Home looking to earn charity points to her Campfire girl group. When Marian was looking for a room to enter, the nurse hears a cough, therefore she decides that Marian should enter that room to give company to Addie, who was coughing like a sheep's bleating.

to give the reader a sense of the chaos, fear, and havoc taking place