Soon I will walk out on the ramparts, put my hand to my forehead, and give my last speech. "Are you sure you're ready?" Mr.
Dodd asks. I think he's more nervous than I am. "Remember," he tells me, "this is Helen's big moment. Think loss. "I nod,
thinking nothing.
"Break a leg," he says, giving me a little push toward the stage. "And try not to trip over the head.
The lights are much brighter than I had expected, making me squint. I walk through the smoky fog toward center stage.
"It is I, the hated Helen, scourge of Troy."
Read the dialogue exchange above. Who is Vita speaking to the in the underlined sentence?
a Her Teacher
c. Herself
b. Her Mother
d. The Audience