Answer: gullible.
In this excerpt, the people from Arkansas who decided to go see the show are extremely unhappy with the way it turned out. However, they are embarrased because the theatre company has deceived them and taken their money. Therefore, instead of telling everyone else how deceptive the practice was, they will keep it secret out of embarrasment. Moreover, they will advise everyone to go see the play. Therefore, it is clear that the townspeople are afraid of being seen as gullible.
Answer:
Multiple areas for improvement have been identified by Roberts team.
I would classify this statement as a description of gender roles.
So, men were assigned with hunting, and women with gathering food from plants. These jobs were assigned to them based on their gender - usually women weren't as strong or brave enough to go hunting at the time (or it was thought so), so men were the ones to do that. On the other hand, it wasn't masculine enough to go and pick berries, which is why women did it.
