Rip, in fact, was no politician; the changes of states and empires made but little impression on him; but there was one species of despotism under which he had long groaned, and that was – petticoat government. What is being compared in the passage?

Iwould say you should mainly cover the areas about how it has no health issues or concerns, and also cover the cost, and benefits.

There are no options for me to pick

The phrase that revels setting is whisper because it shows what he is doing .

A. they give the reader hope. if the whole book was dark & unhopeful it’d be a little less interesting, little moments make it more interesting to read because then you want to know what happens. if it’s all dark there’s no point in reading if you already know the outcome of it.