I was amused by his boldness and told him the truth : thanks to gas prices , and fibromyalgia , long gone are the days i 'll traipse halfway across the country for a man . ( he was probably 350 miles away ? )

Based on the preceding passage, choose your answer for question What is the man likely to have said to provoke this response from the speaker ?
Pick your answer from: a. That he needs someone to watch his house while he goes on vacation and thinks she can do it. b. That he likes her a lot and that she should come visit him 350 miles away. c. None of the above choices .. d. That he has just received a large inheritance and that she should come live with him.
The answer is:
b.