In Arna Bontemps’s story "A Summer Tragedy," what is the reason the couple is dressing up?

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They are preparing to attend a social gathering.They plan to visit Old Man Stevenson to settle a debt.They are getting ready to commit suicide.They are dressing for a church service.None of the above.

Explanation

The couple in the story is dressing up not for a social event or church, nor to pay off a debt, but because they intend to take their own lives, which is the tragic core of the narrative.