He stared at the words that he had painstakingly crafted to tell the story of how his parents had immigrated to the United States from India. What does the word painstakingly mean?

with great care

with unique qualities

with intense relief

with little attention

In this chapter, maya describes her confusion about lesbianism. she wrongly thought that were the same as lesbians.

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Ipronounced his name, offering him at the same time my hand: he took it, smiling and saying, “we shall do very well by-and-by.” then he laid me down, and addressing bessie, charged her to be very careful that i was not disturbed during the night. having given some further directions, and intimates that he should call again the next day, he departed; to my grief: i felt so sheltered and befriended while he sat in the chair near my pillow… (chapter 3) this passage, in which jane first meets the doctor, is an example of