CEMC Fermat, 2006

Combinatorics Difficulty 2.0 Junior Find the answer Canada

In the diagram, two rectangles intersect at exactly two points, $A$ and $B$ . The maximum possible finite number of points of intersection of any two rectangles is

(A) $3$ (B) $4$ (C) $12$ (D) $8$ (E) $6$

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