Read the excerpt from Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. "Well," I said, walking beside her, "I been thinking 'bout what happened in Strawberry back last month."

"Yeah?" commented Lillian Jean suspiciously.

"Well, to tell you the truth, I was real upset for a while there. But my papa told me it don't do no good sitting around being mad. Then I seen how things was. I mean, I should've seen it all along. After all, I'm who I am and you're who you are."

Lillian Jean looked at me with astonishment that I could see the matter so clearly. "Well, I'm glad you finally learned the way of things."

Why does Cassie tell Lillian Jean that she’s no longer upset about the Strawberry incident?

(A) She wants Lillian Jean to trust her.
(B) She wants to make Lillian Jean angry.
(C) She wants to make Lillian Jean laugh.
(D) She wants Lillian Jean to feel guilty.