The quality or state of being excessively sensitive or emotionally idealist is called

sensibility
sentimentality
sophism
stoicism

The quality or state of being excessively sensitive or emotionally idealist is called sentimentality. (Option B)

Sentimentality means exaggerated and self-indulgent tenderness, sadness, or nostalgia. It is  the expression of gentle emotions such as love, sympathy, or caring.

In terms of philosophy, sentimentalism is a view in meta-ethics according to which morality is somehow grounded in moral sentiments or emotions.

the answer should be b.

explanation:

it should be b because she researched before writing so it would be in past tense. "the author researches her subject before she had written the first draft.

the switch in narration increases the proximity of the narrator to the main character and the reader can perceive information only through the filter of a single character.