Which words spoken by the muskrat Chuchundra best show the author’s use of personification?

Personification gives an animal human qualities, feelings, or behavior. Chuchundra is a muskrat, but in choice C he speaks like a person about being poor and lacking the courage to run across the room. The other choices show him speaking or warning Rikki-tikki, but they do not show human traits as clearly.

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