Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.

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GRANDMA PERKINS AND THE SPACE PIRATES Raven-haired, seductive Darling Toujours' smoke-and-flame eyes kindled sparks in hearts all over the universe. But it took sweet old Grandma Perkins, of the pirate ship Dirty Planet Stories March 1954. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that I am," replied Carlton E. Carlton, the acid-tongued author whose biting novels had won him universal fame. He leaned his thin, bony body back into the Carlton asked. The solar system's most famous actress clamped her scarlet lips shut with rage. It would take someone like Carlton E. Carlton, she knew, to point out the one minor blemish in an otherwise Kismet when she learned that Carlton "I beg your pardon," she told them in a sweet, high little voice. "I hope I didn't interrupt anything. If you would like to hit the The Captain took command. "Now, look here, Madam," he sputtered. "What is it you want?" see, I'm really Mrs. Matilda Perkins because my Omar died a few years withered most people where they stood. Mrs. Perkins just smiled sweetly Mrs. Perkins continued to smile at him. "Yes, I know. It's lovely, "So I see," said Mrs. Perkins, staring at the opulent furnishings away from Mrs. Perkins and rudely propelled the older woman out the as she exited. Carlton E. Carlton's shrill laughter followed her down the companionway. Mrs. Perkins had been lying in her berth reading for less than an hour freckled face through the door. "Howdy, Mrs. Perkins. I wondered if I don't mind. And, I wonder, would you mind calling me Grandma? All my He didn't remember ever putting it there for her and Grandma Perkins was obviously too frail a woman to have handled such a heavy box by herself. He put it on the floor. As she stooped over and extracted a pair of low-heeled, black and battered shoes from the box, she asked him, "Johnny, what was that done, and they guaranteed that you wouldn't be put off against your will until you reached your destination." Johnny leaned back, relaxing against the door. "Well, STAR—that's Stellar Transportation and Atomic Research, you know—is one of the thirteen monopolies in this part of the solar system. The "Big Thirteen," we call them. STAR charters every space flight in this neck of the woods. Well, back in the old days, when space flights were scarce, it used to be that you'd pay for a ticket from Saturn to Earth, Grandma Perkins sighed. "It's such a small cabin I don't think anybody "Anything else I can do for you, Grandma?" The food that evening was not the very best, Grandma Perkins thought to And, it must be admitted, she was more than a trifle envious of them. Her acquaintances of the afternoon, Miss Toujours and Mr. Carlton, were Grandma watched them as they finished up their food and then she moved for a long time, by herself, just thinking. but loudly enough for Grandma Perkins to hear. "My name is Perkins," Grandma smiled. deal of my grandniece, Agatha. She was undoubtedly the most lovely child I've ever seen." "Why, thank you, Mrs. Perkins," Darling purred, starting to preen just And pictures of all my children, my ten lovely children. I brought them Grandma looked up from her search. "Oh, my, they seem to have gone." pictures, Grandma." "Really I would, Grandma. Where are they?" years ago, I've lived from pillar to post. First with one child and then with another. They've all been married for decades now of course, with children and grandchildren of their own. And I guess that I just get in their way. There just isn't much left in life for a feeble old money for which is being provided by my dear, sweet children—all ten of them." Grandma dabbed a bit of a handkerchief at her eyes. "The Grandma Perkins never finished the sentence, for interrupting her came Kismet's general alarm, and on its heels, charging through the main salon like a rhinoceros in heat, came Captain Fogarty. Johnny was off like a startled rabbit, but Grandma moved with serene Kismet's bridge was a welter of confusion. the bridge. "What in great space has happened to the motors? Why are we losing speed?" they're responsible, Sir. They say they've got a new device that will leave us without atomic power for as long as they like." blast you off the map." "Pirates! Attacking us! Incredible!" cried the Captain. "There are no eh? Well, we'll just blow that pirate out of the sky right now. Stand by the guns!" in, or we won't spare a man of you," boomed the loudspeaker. "Pirates going to board us. How nice," muttered Grandma to herself as still work. We'll kill 'em all!" cried Captain Fogarty. "We only want one of you. All the rest of you will be spared if you open up the hatches and don't try to make no trouble," came the voice over the radio. "Darling Toujours, famous television actress," she lied quite calmly. "That's the one, boys," said another voice. "Let's go." Catching hold Half an hour later, after the pirate ship had blasted far enough away from the take off their space suits. One of the men who Grandma soon learned was Lamps O'Toole, the nominal leader of the pirates, stretched his brawny Grandma noticed that he carried a week's beard on his face, as did most to one another. "You bet, Skipper. We're full fledged pirates now, just like old Captain Blackbrood." "Sure. He used to sit around broodin' up trouble all the time." company of the sweetest doll in the whole solar system for free besides the money." "Aw, women are no dern good—all of them," said Snake. "Heck. With one of them things on, you can't eat, can't sleep, can't—Well, there's lots of things you can't do with one of them things on. Besides, we all want to take a little look at you, if you attire." As the men approached her, Grandma sensed the game was up. "Okay," she told them. "I give up. I can make it by myself." She started to take "I beg your pardon," said Grandma, and quite nonchalantly shed the rest Perkins." Kismet , searching for only one person, I decided that one person had to be Darling Toujours. I guessed right off that she was the only one on board worth kidnapping and holding for ransom, so I simply let you believe that I was she and you took me. That's easy to understand, isn't it?" "Lady, I don't know what your game is, but it better be good. Now, just Grandma Perkins paused in her narrative and looked up at her audience, giving them a withered little smile. "And if you want to know why, well ... I was bored on the be to run away and join a gang of cutthroat pirates." "She's batty," moaned Snake. "She's lost her marbles," muttered another. "Let's toss her overboard right now," said still another. Lamps O'Toole took the floor. "Now, wait a minute. We can't do that," the whole fleet in after us and track us and our families down to the last kid." Then he turned to the little old lady to explain. "Look, lady—" "My name is Mrs. Matilda Perkins. You may call me Grandma." at this rate," Grandma told him. "You should have known better than to added, "But my ten children might scrape up a little cash for you if "Well, the very least you could do for a poor old lady is to feed her," Kismet ."

<question>:
How many of her grandchildren did Mrs.Perkins spend time with during the story?

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A Four
B Two
C None
D One

<answer>:

C