Read the excerpt from chapter 30 of The Awakening. The golden shimmer of Edna's satin gown spread in rich folds on either side of her. There was a soft fall of lace qencircling her shoulders. It was the color of her skin, without the glow, the myriad living tints that one may sometimes discover in vibrant flesh. There was something in her attitude, in her whole appearance when she
leaned her head against the high-backed chair and spread her arms, which suggested the regal woman, the one who rules, who looks on, who stands alone.
What does this excerpt reveal about Edna's character?
Edna is comfortable wearing rich fabrics such as lace and silk, and feels completely at ease at the dinner table.
Edna plays the role of the gracious hostess very well, but is actually isolated from her peers.
Edna has no patience for her guests, but rather treats them as a queen may treat her loyal subjects.
Edna's attitude is haughty, as required of a woman of her social stature living in New Orleans.

Read the passage from a vindication of the rights of woman. that the society is formed in the wisest manner, whose constitution is founded on the nature of man, strikes, in the abstract, every thinking being so forcibly, that it looks like presumption to endeavour to bring forward proofs; though proof must be brought, or the strong hold of prescription will never be forced by reason; yet to urge prescription as an argument to justify the depriving men (or women) of their natural rights, is one of the absurd sophisms which daily insult common sense. does wollstonecraft maintain an objective tone in the passage? yes, because she uses objective language such as “society is formed in the wisest manner.” yes, because she uses objective language such as “it looks like presumption to endeavor.” no, because she uses subjective language such as “though proof must be brought, or the strong hold.” no, because she uses subjective language such as “absurd sophisms which daily insult common sense.”

If the author's last name is mentioned in the sentence, it does not need to be included in the in-text citation.

The author’s purpose for including this in the introduction is