Question

Ten Days in a Madhouse Quiz What do the following lines from Chapter IV mainly reveal about Mrs. Stanard? "Oh, don't!" said Mrs. Stanard, in evident alarm. "Don't! She is a lady and it would kill her to be put on the island." O Mrs. Stanard fears the Island because she herself has been institutionalized there. O Mrs. Stanard has no confidence in the criminal justice system. Mrs. Stanard is unaware of Nellie's plan and genuinely wants to keep her safe. Mrs. Stanard hopes the judge will send Nellie back to the home so that she herself may take care of Nellie.​

Answer 1

Mrs. Stanard is unaware of Nellie's plan and genuinely wants to keep her safe.

Step-by-step explanation:

'Ten Days in a Mad-house' is a book written by Nellie Bly. The book was first published as a series of articles for New York World. The book is an autobiographical account of Bly when she served as an under-cover agent in Women's Lunatic Asylum located on Blackwell's Island.

In chapter 4, of the book, in the given excerpt, Mrs. Stanard is trying to keep Nellie safe without being aware of her plans. After entering the mad-house, Nellie started behaving strangely to prove her insanity to the officers.

In this chapter, Mrs. Stanard, the matron, genuinely wanted to stop Nellie from going to island and thus tries to give as much possible information about Nellie. But Nellie wanted to go and inspect the asylum.

Therefore, the correct answer is option C.