Question

lifestyle eventually took its toll: in 1961, after a summer snowstorm destroyed the years harvest, akulina died of starvation. wanting to help the family, the geologists made numerous gifts of seeds, clothing, utensils, and other goods. this largess was lost on karp lykov and his older children, who maintained a deep distrust of all things modern and were very timid around outsiders. his younger son and daughter, dmitry and agafia, were not nearly so diffident. they were fascinated and delighted by the technologies—like flashlights and television—that had been invented during their forty years of isolation. ultimately, however, the lykovs chose to pass up the comforts of modernity and live out the rest of their natural lives in the siberian wilderness. what is the meaning of largess as used in the passage? sophistication luck wealth generosity

Explanation:

The text mentions geologists made numerous gifts to help the family. "Largess" here refers to the act of being generous in giving gifts. It is not about sophistication (complexity), luck, or wealth in the sense of personal fortune, but rather the generosity in bestowing items.

Answer:

D. generosity