([ruth] waits another second and then starts to go into the bedroom, but is apparently satisfied that her husband has begun to get up. she stops, pulls the door to, and returns to the kitchen area. she wipes her face with a moist cloth and runs her fingers through her sleep-disheveled hair in a vain effort and ties an apron around her housecoat.) what does the description of ruth in this excerpt best reveal about her as a character?