The best answer is "powerless and depressed". Words like "cough", "choke", "old", and "finally" convey a sad mood, which rules out "angry and vengeful" and "indifferent". The girl is clearly frightened and sad, without any say in the current matters, which makes the best answer "powerless and depressed".
Dear Yale,
Can you please give me a tour of the school. Can you tell me the classes, you are teaching.
Answer: the systematic investigation into and study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions
<span>b. An extravagant, lustful, veteran widow.
The passage says that her features and clothes are bold and extravagant--she is wearing red stockings and has beautiful handkerchiefs, and her face has a lot of makeup on.
It also says that she has had five official husbands and many partners, but the narrator is not going to tell the reader just how many. </span>
