Why does Victor pretend that he already knows how to speak French? Does he succeed in achieving his goal? Why or why not? Cite textual evidence from the selection to support your answer.

Rev. simon hosack] entered fully into the feeling of suffering and sorrow which took possession of me when i discovered that a girl weighed less in the scale of being than a boy, and he praised my determination to prove the contrary. which best describes society’s view of boys’ and girls’ abilities during the period in which elizabeth cady stanton lived?