PLEASE HELP ASAP! Read the following excerpt. Using the context of the paragraph, select the word that best completes the sentence. The dramatic changes that characterize puberty present the adolescent with serious challenges. As has been discussed, the rather sudden bodily changes in this period are accompanied by equally dramatic changes in thoughts and feelings. Thus, not all of the assumptions held about the self in earlier stages may still be to the new individuals they have become.

A- distant
B- exciting
C- relevant
D- interesting

C

Explanation:

For a question like this, look at the context. Do a search to see if any of the given answers show up in the reading.

Relevant to = relating to. Look at the rest of the reading. Does it fit?

boccaccio employs the voice of his narrator dioneo to represent his ideas on the tension between masculinity and femininity.  while dioneo excites the members of the brigata and recognizes women for their unique skills and independent ideas, he concludes the decameron with a story reminiscent of the society from which these young aristocrats escaped, revealing misogynistic overtones.  dioneo boccaccio is able to explore the gender disparity which is inherent in 14th century florentine society.