Based on the context from this excerpt from w. w. jacobs the monkey's paw what does the word placidly mean

How were kapos like the camp administration, and how were they like the other prisoners? use details from the memoir to support your answer.

Read the passage from a raisin in the sun. mama: lord have mercy, baby. you done gone and bought your grandmother a hat? travis (very proud): open it! she does and lifts out an elaborate, but very elaborate, wide gardening hat, and all the adults break up at the sight of it. ruth: travis, honey, what is that? travis (who thinks it is beautiful and appropriate): it's a gardening hat! like the ladies always have on in the magazines when they work in their gardens. beneatha (giggling fiercely): travis—we were trying to make mama mrs. miniver—not scarlett o'hara! mama (indignantly): what's the matter with you all! this here is a beautiful hat! (absurdly.) i always wanted me one just like it! which word or phrase from the text best supports the idea that the adults think the hat is inappropriate? “have mercy” (giggling fiercely) (indignantly) “what’s the matter”

What is implied in the narrator's discussion of prayer? a) that usen is not concerned about trivial matters b) that prayer is ultimately useless when it comes to a person's well-being. c) that prayer is often used for evil purposes as well as good. d) that usen is the ultimate authority over the petty arguments of men.