Read this passage from Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility and answer the question "You are mistaken, Elinor," said she warmly. "In supposing I know very little of Willoughby. I have not known
him long Indeed, but I am much better acquainted with him, then I am with any other creature in the world,
except yourself and moma. It is not time or opportunity that is to determine Intimacy-it is disposition alone
Seven years would be insufficient to make some people acquainted with each other, and seven days are
more than enough for others. I should hold myself guilty of greater impropriety in accepting a horse from my
brother, than from Willoughby, Of John I know very little, though we have lived together for years, but of
Willoughby my Judgment has long been formed."
This passage from Sense and Sensibility, among many others, provides an exchange between two characters that
allows Jane Austen to .
A. state her opinion of an attitude that she believes is superior to others
B. criticize the patriarchal lines of inheritance and women's dependence on men
C. juxtapose two different but equal ideals
D. comment on Victorian notions of gender roles and limitations