Read the excerpt from "why i wrote 'the yellow wallpaper.'" this wise man put me to bed and applied the rest cure, to which a still-good physique responded so promptly that he concluded there was nothing much the matter with me, and sent me home with solemn advice to “live as domestic a life as far as possible,” to “have but two hours’ intellectual life a day,” and “never to touch pen, brush, or pencil again” as long as i lived. what social attitude of gilman’s era does this excerpt best demonstrate? a)women who were not married were considered dangerous. b)women were not allowed to vote in local or national elections. c)women were not supposed to exert themselves much physically. d)women were not considered suited to work outside the home.

The correct answer should be

D. Women were not considered suited to work outside the home.

Her marriage is not mentioned and neither is suffrage. He asks her not to exert herself psychologically, not physically. He mentions that he wants her to stay at home and not do anything, meaning that her life needs to be such as those of regular housewives.

ccd puts the honeybee populations and crop health at risk.

the above detail from paragraph 2 supports the inference about honeybee.

hello,

your answer is a) the metaphor suggests that the poetic themes are serious and dark.

collins is comparing the poem to a dark room. he is suggesting that the poems theme is serious and wants you to understand it. you don't need to understand the poet in order to understand the poem. you also don't need to move around while reading it. he is simply saying the poem has a dark and serious theme.

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