We can tell from the tone of this writer that he/she really appreciates letter writing, as opposed to typing. Essentially, it's saying that when you handwrite something, there's an intimate component to it that makes the piece of literary work feel totally your own. This is opposed to the mechanical feel of typing, where everything is one font and you're simply clacking out the letters. Instead, with letter handwriting, you're slower at it (because handwriting something is quite slow), which allows you to enjoy your writing a little more and "smell the proverbial roses" by including little details here and there that truly make the piece a very self-connected one.
From the first sentence "having superior Abilities—he has proved it at the University", the correct ans is A. <span>Going to college shows that Mr. J. P. is smart and that he works harder than Fanny’s brothers do.
An abstract noun is something that isn't tangible or anything you can touch. Mainly it is talking about emotions. Based on that I would say it would be B. It says hoped which is an emotion