Current Affairs · Literary Analysis
Based on the text, what is true about Mrs. Ochiltree's acquaintances? The following text is adapted from Charles W. Chesnutt's 1901 novel The Marrow of Tradition. Mrs. Ochiltree was a woman of strong individuality, whose comments upon her acquaintance[s], present or absent, were marked by a frankness at times no less than startling. This characteristic caused her to be more or less avoided. Mrs. Ochiltree was aware of this sentiment on the part of her acquaintance[s], and rather exulted in it.
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- 1They are likely offended by what Mrs. Ochiltree has said about them.✓
- 2They are too preoccupied with their own concerns to speak with Mrs. Ochiltree.
- 3They are unable to spend as much time with Mrs. Ochiltree as she would like.
- 4They try to refrain from discussing topics that would upset Mrs. Ochiltree.
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They are likely offended by what Mrs. Ochiltree has said about them.
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