Question

Read the excerpt from The Little Foxes.

REGINA. (to BEN) Horace would like to talk to you now.
HORACE. Horace would not like to talk to you now. I am very tired, Regina—
REGINA. (comes to him) Please. You’ve said we’ll try our best with each other. I’ll try. Really, I will. Please do this for me now. You will see what I’ve done while you’ve been away. How I watched your interests. (Laughs gaily) And I’ve done very well too. But things can’t be delayed any longer. Everything must be settled this week— (HORACE sits down. BEN enters. OSCAR has stayed in the dining room, his head turned to watch them. LEO is pretending to read the newspaper) Now you must tell Horace all about it. Only be quick because he is very tired and must go to bed. (HORACE is looking up at her. His face hardens as she speaks) But I think your news will be better for him than all the medicine in the world.
BEN. (looking at HORACE) It could wait. Horace may not feel like talking today.
REGINA. What an old faker you are! You know it can’t wait. You know it must be finished this week. You’ve been just as anxious for Horace to get here as I’ve been.

What does this excerpt emphasize about the character of Regina?
her dismissive attitude toward her husband
her anger toward her husband about his past decisions
her desire to be a traditional wife for her husband
her innate belief that she is inferior to her husband

Answer 1

b. her anger toward her husband about his past decisions

Answer 2

her dismissive attitude toward her husband.

Step-by-step explanation:

What this excerpt from "The Little Foxes" by Lillian Hellman, emphasizes about the character of Regina is her dismissive attitude toward her husband. Regina wants to go into business with her brothers. As she has no money of her own she needs her husband's money. Time is pressing her. The money has to be invested before the end of the week. She is a very ambitious woman. She tries to convince her husband of investing the money but he cannot care less. Horace, her husband, has heart disease. She doesn't care about his health. She only wants to get the money from him as soon as possible.