What does the word punctilious mean?

a) pleasant and appealing
b)generous toward someone who is of lesser authority
c)particular and attentive to details and good behavior
d) nervous and lacking in confidence

answer; /// i do believe the correct answer is (c) public education;

the reason that neiterkob's daughter most likely tell the beginnings of the maasai is : to explain the readers the origin of maasai culture

with this explanation, the reader will grasp a better concept about it and not lost in the middle of reading.

                                            (hope this )