In paragraph 1, what information does the reader understand that Bouchier's persona does not? How does this disparity set the tone for the satire?

The reader can understand that the cinema industry values actors with great versatility, however, Bouchier cannot see this.

We can arrive at this information because:

This really hurt her career, as she doesn't realize that versatility is one of the greatest characteristics an actor should have, as it allows him or her to fit into many different roles.

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Bouchier had the "foreign" persona which gave her only Romany novels in future.

Explanation:

The persona that Bouchier had acquired in the films of Wilcox was the "foreign" persona. But because of this persona, it was difficult for her to shed that persona away.

Because of this persona that she had got, she could only get Romany roles in the other films also. Slowly and steadily, the career of Bouchier went down and an actress of great versatility, huge talent and beauty was lost by the cinema.

the answer would be c