The following text is adapted from Henry James’s 1881 novel Portrait of a Lady.Mrs. Touchett was certainly a person of many oddities, of which her behavior on returning to her husband’s house after many months was a noticeable specimen. She had her own way of doing all that she did, and this is the simplest description of a character which, although by no means without liberal motions, rarely succeeded in giving an impression of suavity. Mrs. Touchett might do a great deal of good, but she never pleased. She was virtually separated from her husband, but she appeared to perceive nothing irregular in the situation.Based on the text, what is true about how Mrs. Touchett’s behavior?It is conventionally-minded and always socially acceptable.eliminateIt is designed to keep up appearances in the face of her separation from her husband.eliminateIt is strange and often off-putting to those around her.eliminateIt is offensive to polite society.

What human values did Mrs. S possess, unlike Mrs. Dorling? Explain with the reference to the chapter,'Thr Address ‘ ?

The following text is from Jane Austen’s 1818 novel Persuasion. Vanity was the beginning and the end of Sir Walter Elliot’s character; vanity of person and of situation. He had been remarkably handsome in his youth; and, at fifty-four, was still a very fine man. Few women could think more of their personal appearance than he did, nor could the valet of any new made lord be more delighted with the place he held in society. He considered the blessing of beauty as inferior only to the blessing of a baronetcy; and the Sir Walter Elliot, who united these gifts, was the constant object of his warmest respect and devotion.According to the text, what is true about Sir Walter Elliot?Sir Walter Elliot is an extremely youthful man.eliminateSir Walter Elliot was once remarkably handsome and has since aged severely.eliminateSir Walter Elliot is a humble man.eliminateSir Walter Elliot holds himself in high regard for more than one reason.

The following text is from George Eliot’s 1887 novel Middlemarch. Miss Brooke had that kind of beauty which seems to be thrown into relief by poor dress. Her hand and wrist were so finely formed that she could wear sleeves not less bare of style than those in which the Blessed Virgin appeared to Italian painters; and her profile as well as her stature and bearing seemed to gain the more dignity from her plain garments, which by the side of provincial fashion gave her the impressiveness of a fine quotation from the Bible,—or from one of our elder poets,—in a paragraph of to-day’s newspaper. She was usually spoken of as being remarkably clever, but with the addition that her sister Celia had more common-sense.According to the text, what is true about Miss Brooke?Miss Brooke is known for her exquisite fashion sense.eliminateMiss Brooke likes to read the Bible.eliminatedMiss Brooke elevates the simple clothes she wears with her beauty.eliminateMiss Brooke has a strained relationship with her sister Celia.

The following text is from Jane Austen’s 1817 novel Persuasion. Sir Walter Elliot is an English gentleman and the father of three daughters.Vanity was the beginning and the end of Sir Walter Elliot’s character; vanity of person and of situation. He had been remarkably handsome in his youth; and, at fifty-four, was still a very fine man. Few women could think more of their personal appearance than he did, nor could the valet of any new made lord be more delighted with the place he held in society.Which choice best states the main purpose of the text?To emphasize Sir Walter Elliot’s generosity of spirit.eliminateTo characterize Sir Walter Elliot as particularly narcissistic.eliminateTo ridicule the English nobility.eliminateTo praise Sir Walter Elliot for his good looks.eliminateScratch Board

Biographer Michael Gorra notes that the novelistHenry James “lived in a world of second thoughts,”frequently tinkering with his novels and stories aftertheir initial publication. However, the differencesbetween the 1881 first edition and the 1908 edition ofhis novel A Portrait of a Lady are extreme, even byJames’s standards; _______ some critics regard thetwo editions as two different novels altogether.Which choice completes the text with the mostlogical transition?A) by contrast,B) in fact,C) nevertheless,D) in other words,