Are there supposed to be options for the question? If not, let me know!
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.
I’m guessing critical listening since you’re critically aware of overgeneralization and you’re asking questions sorry if this is wrong