"to come all that way, rifle in hand, with two thousand people marching at my heels, and then to trail feebly away, having done nothing—no, that was impossible." what purpose does the end phrase separated by the em dash serve in this sentence? 1) the phrase is meant to draw the reader away from the sentence. 2) the phrase is meant to qualify the author's actions in relation to his first statement. 3) excluded- i know it's wrong 4) the phrase is meant to contrast what is possible and what is impossible.

The answer is option #3

2: the phrase is meant to qualify the author's actions in relation to his first statement.

Explanation:

 The purpose of the end phrase separated by the em dash is of taking the place of a colon, which is used do emphasize the conclusion of a sentence.    In this case, when the author writes "--no, that was impossible.", he uses this way to qualify or emphasize what he considers at the moment in relation to what he said before.

the right ones are in bold.

daintly refers to the fact she was reaching for what she ate, not necessarily what she is like.

greatest charm as in she possessed (=had) the greatest charm.

pleasant (her demeanor)

speaking (of her sensibility)

dead refers to the hypothetical mouse.

bleeding refers to the hypothetical mouse.

its c because its his point of view