Question

pride and prejudice
bv jane austen (excerpt)
in this excerpt from jane austens novel pride and
prejudice, elizabeth bennet arrives at the country home
of the bingleys where her sister jane, a guest of the
bingleys has fallen ill. after elizabeth leaves the dining
room, her hosts and mr. darcy begin talking about her.
(1) \when dinner was over, she returned directly to jane,
and miss bingley began criticizing her as soon as she
was out of the room. her manners were pronounced to
be very bad indeed, a mixture of pride and
impertinence,¹ she had no conversation, no style, no
taste, no beauty, mrs. hurst thought the same, and
added,
(2) \she has nothing, in short, to recommend her, but
being an excellent walker. i shall never forget her
appearance this morning. she really looked almost wild.\
(3) \she did indeed, louisa. i could hardly keep my
countenance². very nonsensical to come at all! why
must she be scampering 3 about the county, because
her sister had a cold? her hair so untidy, so blowsy!4\
(4) \yes, and her petticoat. i hope you saw her petticoat,
six inches deep in mud. i am absolutely certain: and the
select the correct answer from each drop-down menu.
how do the members of the household react to elizabeths visit?
mr. bingley and jane
the households women and jane
mr. darcy, miss bingley, and mrs. hurst

disapprove of her, while
likes her.
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Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze the excerpt:

1. For the first drop - down (who disapproves): The text says Mrs. Hurst criticized Elizabeth's manners ("her manners were pronounced to be very bad indeed..."), and the household's women (like Louisa, Mrs. Hurst) made negative comments. Mr. Bingley and Jane likely like her (Jane is Elizabeth's sister, Mr. Bingley is Jane's love interest). So "The household’s women and Mrs. Hurst" disapprove.
2. For the second drop - down (who likes her): Mr. Bingley (Jane's love interest, and Elizabeth is Jane's sister) and Jane (her sister) would like her. So "Mr. Bingley and Jane" like her.

Answer:

First drop - down: The household’s women and Mrs. Hurst
Second drop - down: Mr. Bingley and Jane