I think the correct answer from the choices listed above is option B. The narrator allude the to the possibility of requiring a wife who could match Adams social standards at the end of the sentence from Mark Twain's "The 1,000,000 Bank-Note". Hope this answers the question.
The protagonist is Oedipus,because he is like the leading character
Exertion maybe?
I think it might be exertion because it seems to fit... tell me if I'm wrong.
I believe the answer of this problem is A. All other answers don't need the hyphen or do. I hope this answer helps you!