The following question refers to “initiation” by sylvia plath.

which of the following statements is false?
a.
during initiation week, millicent resists the urge to rebel against some of the initiation activities.
b.
in the beginning, millicent is excited and proud to receive the invitation to be initiated into the sorority.
c.
during initiation week, millicent loses touch with her friend tracy and becomes more insecure as the initiation rites get tougher.
d.
on the final day of the initiation, millicent decides not to join the sorority.

What is the effect of the author's choice of the word loathsome rather than hateful in this sentence from the count of monte cristo? two soldiers were accordingly sent for, and the inspector descended a stairway, so foul, so humid, so dark, as to be loathsome to sight, smell, and respiration. it reveals that the unpleasant aspects of the stairway are manmade. it stresses the disgusting, offensive nature of the stairway. it suggests that the soldiers are used to the place and do not hate it. it implies that the effects of the stairway are felt only by the inspector.