Question

Which piece of dialogue from The Chaste Adventures of Joseph: A Comedy most reveals Madam Potiphar’s motives for wanting her husband to replace his secretary, Joseph?
MADAM POTIPHAR. (coming in) Oh, this is nothing—merely the room of one of the slaves.
MADAM POTIPHAR. (ironically) Send for Joseph? It would be useless. Joseph has affairs of his own on hand, always.
MADAM POTIPHAR. Yes—"Joseph." An ugly, foreign-sounding name, don't you think?
MADAM POTIPHAR. (looking amusedly after her) Silly little thing! (She stands there thinking.)There's no doubt of it! Joseph did come from Heliopolis last year.

Answer 1

I would say the correct answer are these sentences:
MADAM POTIPHAR. (ironically) Send for Joseph? It would be useless. Joseph has affairs of his own on hand, always.
You can see here that Madam Potiphar is unhappy with the way Joseph works because she thinks he is never around when she needs him. This is why she would prefer her husband to take over his job to make things easier for her.

Answer 2

This dialogue from the play “The Chaste Adventures of Joseph : A Comedy” is written by Floyd Dell. In the first part madam Potiphar is not pleased with the refusal of Joseph to run errands for her.

Question: Which piece of dialogue from The Chaste Adventures of Joseph: A Comedy most reveals Madam Potiphar’s motives for wanting her husband to replace his secretary, Joseph?

Answer: B. MADAM POTIPHAR. (ironically) Send for Joseph? It would be useless. Joseph has affairs of his own on hand, always.