Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan

What is the most likely reason that Esperanza did not want to share her porcelain doll on the train?

A. Esperanza knows Mama will create a yarn dolly for the stained peasant girl.
B. Esperanza can’t relate to the second-class people riding on the same train car.
C. Esperanza believes the peasant child is too dirty and lowly to touch the doll.
D. Esperanza understands that her actions embarrass Mama and Hortensia.
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C. Esperanza believes the peasant child is too dirty and lowly to touch the doll.