Demanding means to forceful towards someone, usually wanting for them to do something.
Certain means that someone is sure of something.
Confident is similar to certain, which is when someone is sure of something.
Assertive is when someone is direct when expressing their ideas.
The most negative of these would be A, Demanding.
Answer:
Character vs. Character
Explanation:
Utterson and Jekyll are more or less fighting; you can see this by the description of how they speak to each other.
This is false: it has a very negative connotation.
It refers to a smile that is mocking or contemptuous (or a remark that is mocking or contemptuos) - so it's not a genuine smile, but an ironic and sarcastic smile. It has a negative and not a neutral connotation.