Question

What important statement or statements are made in the excerpt about the upper-class world that Judy grew up in and that Dexter aspires to join?
1Those in the upper classes only value surface appearances.
2Those in the upper class do not understand love and typically have unhappy marriages.
3Judy values only her own desires because she is immature and self-absorbed.

Answer 1

The correct answer is c. 1 and 3. Judy validates the option that those in the upper class only value surface appearance when she repeatedly values beauty over all else: "I'm more beautiful than anybody else...why can't I be happy?" and "I'll be so beautiful for you, Dexter." She also demonstrates the third option, that she values only her own desires because she is immature and self-absorbed. This is clear when she says, "I suppose you think I'm not worth having..." Although Dexter doesn't desire her, she wants to marry him anyway.