Question

patience lay a store of quiet strength from some pilgrim father or mother. never before had she set her will against her parents; conscience had always told her to submit, but now conscience told her to rebel, and she did. ... ... the unaccustomed travelers found much excitement in the journey; as women, embarking on a new, and, in the eyes of their friends, highly doubtful enterprise, they had emotion to spare. ... to vivian the journey was a daily and nightly revelation since she had read much but traveled very little, never at night. the based on the underlined sentence on page 4, what can be inferred about vivian? vivian’s belief in her move was strong enough to overcome her usual reserve. vivian was excited to stand up to her parents for the first time. vivian was ashamed of how harshly she treated her family. vivian’s guilt about disobeying her family dimmed her enjoyment of her move.

Explanation:

The underlined text shows Vivian usually submitted to parents, but now rebelled. The first option matches: her belief in the move overcame her usual reserve (submission). Other options: no excitement (second), no shame/guilt (third, fourth) shown.

Answer:

Vivian’s belief in her move was strong enough to overcome her usual reserve.