Read this sentence from Paragraph 1 of the passage. Forty-seven years ago one of these Calaveras King Sequoias was laboriously cut down, that the stump might be had for a dancing-floor.

Then read this dictionary entry.

laboriously adv. 1. with great attention to detail; 2. with excessive effort; 3. without spontaneity

What does the word laboriously mean in the sentence from the passage?

1. with difficulty

2. with accuracy

3. in a dull manner

4. in a simple manner

Which analysis of the text does this passage best support a) lady mcbeth shows how much she loves her husband by offering to take the blame for the kings murder b) lady mcbeth thinks her husband is a good man and wants him to forgive his plans to kill the king c) lady macbeth is considered that your husband didn’t have the nerve to kill the king and take the crown d) read mcbeth believes that her husband is evil and will murder others after he has killed the king