Elongated hyphens in this excerpt are most likely used
To indicate an approval of the normal flow of ideas
The early attempt at sleep teaching failed in the Brave New World story because they did not consider the strength of a child's mind. The early attempt was made with an objective to increase a child's intellectual ability. The experiment resulted in the child's ability to memorize the sleep teaching material but he/she has no idea of it.
Answer and explanation:
This a passage from a novel called "Wuthering Heights" written by Emily Brontë in 1847 under the anonymous name of Ellis Bell. The plot goes about the mostly toxic-romantic love triangle and family issues between two male characters and the female lead of the story. It is today considered a book that's part of the classic literature.
The answer is the last one. Threw me my first line. Because that's the only choice that lets us know that she communicated with another person.