Question

Read the following passage from another evening at club in which Samia remembers her first encounter with her husband

"It was only a few years ago that she had first laid eyes on him at her father's house, meeting his gaze that weighed up her beauty and priced it before offering the dowry. She had noted his eyes ranging over her as she presented him with the coffee in the Japanese cups that were kept safely locked away in the cupboard for important guests. Her mother had herself laid them out on the silver-plates tray with its elaborately embroidered spread. When the two men had taken their coffee, her father had looked up at her with a smile and had told her to sit down, and she had seated herself on the sofa facing them, drawing the end of her dress over her knees and looking through lowered lids at the man who might choose her as his wife. She had been glad to see that he was tall, well-built and clean-shaven except for a thin greying mustache. In particular she noticed the well-cut coat of English tweed and the silk shirt with gold links. She had felt herself blushing as she saw him returning her gaze."
All of following words could be used to describe Samia except
a) modest
b) calculating
c) envious
d) reassured

Answer 1

modest is the best answer.

Answer 2

Answer: C) Envious.

Step-by-step explanation: In the given passage from "Another evening at club" Samia remembers her first encounter with her husband at her father's house, with the description of the situation and Samia's actions we can say that she is modest (she seems shy and respectful), calculating (because she is already thinking of one of the men as her husband) and reassured (because she exchanged looks with her future husband).