<p>Her wish to make art that was both substantial and strong was such that, despite her love of the limitless array of colors that could arise with the mixing of paint, she thought sometimes that what she really wanted to do was sculpture: something that would slash against the landscape, loom up and create shelter, and cast shadows in the grass.</p>
<p>In line 38, "cast" most nearly means
A. assign
B. discard
C. eject
D. put forth
E. cause to move</p>
<p>I was stuck between C and D. How would you tackle this question?</p>