The Canterbury Tales is sometimes referred to as an "estates satire" because the __________.

A. characters come from all social classes or "estates"
B. stories concern gentry living on landed estates
C. characters have come together on a well-known estate near Canterbury to tell tales
D. work was commissioned by the lord of a Canterbury estate for his personal library


Answer: A

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