Read the following passage from The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle:
My father, an ardent believer in regularity and order, decided it would be better if I finished out my school
term rather than break it off midyear. My mother-whom I never knew to disagree with him-accepted my
father's decision.
The passage suggests that the proper role of women during the time period was to be ____
a.) outspoken
b.) independent
c.) demanding
d.) obedient