At the time of the events of the story. Mrs. Fetherel is: A. a successful and established novelist.
B. a newly published author,
C. an expert natural historicist.
D. a homemaker and aspiring writer.

answer: b (host)

viruses use the cells of living organisms to reproduce. the cell which is used by virus is called as "host cell". it is a living cell in which virus multiplies, example bacteria, plant or an animal cell.

in this, the virus is a parasite, which uses host cell for its benefit (reproduction) by using the cell machinary of host cell.

constantly changes their schedule.

always on phone a lot more than normal.

one context clue that me find the meaning of luxuriance was that the base word of luxuriance is luxury, so i think that luxuriance means something that is luxury, or something luxurious.