Select the correct text in the passage.
"editha" by william dean howells is a story about characters who ritualistically follow the popular beliefs and norms of society even though they
may be ignorant and emotionally distanced from actual facts and circumstances.
which two lines in the excerpt suggest this character tralt?

Which words in this excerpt from the count of monte cristo can be used as synonyms to determine the meaning of the word grotto? dant? s entered the second grotto. the second grotto was lower and more gloomy than the first; the air that could only enter by the newly formed opening had the mephitic smell dant? s was surprised not to find in the outer cavern. he waited in order to allow pure air to displace the foul atmosphere, and then went on. 1. air 2. opening 3. mephitic 4. cavern 5. pure 6. atmosphere