obviously a great marriage
Society tends to mistreat someone or something that does not follow its ordinary norm, whether it's ethnicity , cultural , ideology, or even merely physical difference. The excerpt address the exact issue
In fact, Minnijean is actually Melba's closest friend in the group.
In general, the story of Everyman is about how he faces betrayal and is deceived by the people whom he thought were inconditional to him. In this case, the correct answer is number 3, he is making excuses to avoid accompanying Everyman. Cousin is not actually injured, he just does not want to help Everyman in his suffering.
