Common EntranceEnglishComprehension

Read the passage and answer the question. Every Saturday, Kemi helps her grandmother at the market in Ibadan. They sell pepper, tomatoes and onions. Kemi likes counting the money, but she does not like waking up at five o'clock. Last Saturday it rained heavily, so very few customers came, and they went home early. Why did Kemi and her grandmother go home early last Saturday?

AThey sold all their goods.
BHer grandmother was ill.
CVery few customers came because of the rain.CORRECT
DKemi woke up late.
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Why the answer is C, and why the others tempt you.
The passage says it rained heavily, so very few customers came, and they went home early.
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