Which of these sentences highlights widow wycherly’s vanity in nathaniel hawthorne's short story "dr. heidegger’s experiment"?

a. as for the widow wycherly, tradition tells us that she was a great beauty in her day; but, for a long while past, she had lived in deep seclusion, on account of certain scandalous stories which had prejudiced the gentry of the town against her.

b. the widow wycherly—if so fresh a damsel could be called a widow—tripped up to the doctor's chair, with a mischievous merriment in her rosy face.

c. she stood before the mirror courtesying and simpering to her own image, and greeting it as the friend whom she loved better than all the world beside.

d. blushing, panting, struggling, chiding, laughing, her warm breath fanning each of their faces by turns, she strove to disengage herself, yet still remained in their triple embrace.

Part a how does chekhov portray the cultural experiences of people of low rank in this passage? a. he shows that they hope to better their lot in life by proving their value to society. b. he shows that they depend on their superiors' approval and heap praise on their superiors to curry favor. c. he shows that they are treated disrespectfully by their social and economic superiors. d. he shows that they believe their rulers should continue to lead them even when the rulers are no longer in power. question 2 which excerpt from the passage best supports the answer in part a? a. "'…we, your subordinates, on this so memorable for , beg your excellency to accept in token of our respect and profound gratitude this album with our portraits in it…'" b. "'gentlemen! ' he said in a shaking voice, 'i did not expect, i had no idea that you were going to celebrate my modest am touched much '" c. "…he went downstairs amid loud and joyful cheers, got into his carriage and drove off, followed by their blessings. as he sat in his carriage he was aware of a flood of joyous feelings such as he had never known " d. "then the chief made a gesture that signified that he could not speak for emotion, and shed tears as though an expensive album had not been presented to him, but on the contrary, taken from "