Answer:
Boccaccio employs the voice of his narrator Dioneo to represent his ideas on the tension between masculinity and femininity. While Dioneo excites the members of the brigata and recognizes women for their unique skills and independent ideas, he concludes the Decameron with a story reminiscent of the society from which these young aristocrats escaped, revealing misogynistic overtones. Dioneo Boccaccio is able to explore the gender disparity which is inherent in 14th century Florentine society.
D. The key ideas are summative words or phrases supported by the details.
The sentence I would choose is: "He was looking down at his outstretched hands as he talked". To me, it implies that he cannot look into the eyes of the person he is speaking to, as if he doesn't feel he is worthy.
D. An encyclopedia at school
