Mock AMC 8 #1 - Problem 6

What is the area of the figure shown below? Assume each grid is a $1 \times 1$ square, and that each vertex lies on a corner of a grid square.

$(\textbf{A})\;35\quad(\textbf{B})\;36\quad(\textbf{C})\;37\quad(\textbf{D})\;38\quad(\textbf{E})\;39$

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