The reason Lesperance marks the animals they are hunting is because this process is supposed to ensure that the hunters do not disturb the natural order.
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<h3>"We can’t take a trophy back to the Future. The body has to stay right here where it would have died originally, so the insects, birds, and bacteria can get at it, as they were intended to. Everything in balance"</h3>
D is the correct answer. As the passage states, Mrs. Mallard loved her husband sometimes. However, she is also happy that she is free from his control.
If this is USA Test Prep there is most likely a hint button on the bottom left which will help, but in this certain instance the passage says he has a distaste for the opposite sex.