Give an Appropriate Answer $\lim _ { x \rightarrow 7 } f ( x ) = - 7$

Multiple Choice

Give an appropriate answer.
-Let $\lim _ { x \rightarrow 7 } f ( x ) = - 7$ and $\lim _ { x \rightarrow 7 } g ( x ) = - 5$ . Find $\lim _ { x \rightarrow 7 } [ f ( x ) + g ( x ) ] ^ { 2 }$ .

A) 144
B) $- 2$
C) $- 12$
D) 74