Read the sentence. Although Molly loved her grandfather’s visits, she sometimes became frustrated when he insisted she engage in an afternoon-long discourse about life. In this sentence, the word discourse functions as _[blank]_. Which answer best completes the sentence?
A. an adjective that means “related to discussion”
B. an adverb that means “in a talkative way”
C. a noun that means “lengthy discussion”
D. a noun that means “serious argument”

Which of the narrator's statements in "the yellow wallpaper" suggests that she does not think women are too frail to be intellectual? a.i verily believe she thinks it is the writing which made me sick! b.of course i didn't do a thing. jennie sees to everything now. c. i don't feel as if it was worth while to turn my hand over for anything, and i'm getting dreadfully fretful and querulous. d. so i walk a little in the garden or down that lovely lane, sit on the porch under the roses, and lie down up here a good deal.