Select the correct text in the passage. Read this excerpt from "The Dinner Party." Which part of the text shows Elaine's lack of self-confidence?
"Well, try them. Il rush and tell your father to host the drawing room as everyone arrives," said Mrs. Pringle.
As she rushed away, Elaine phoned the Tuppers. Less bold or forthcoming than her mother, the timid girl stammered to the end of the
conversation, then hung up and put her hand to her head in dismay. "What did I just do? she wailed. "Dunham, oh Dunham."
Dunham, still reeling from the stress of having his territory Invaded earlier, rolled his eyes. "What is it, dear miss?"
As Elaine was about to answer him, Mrs. Pringle appeared in the hallway as If out of thin air.
Near tears, Elaine explained." Invited Ella and the family and she accepted and then she said they had two house guests--and would it be all
right and of course I said it would and now we're-sixteen

Read the following excerpt from leslie marmon silko’s story "the man to send rain clouds." the priest stared down at his scuffed brown loafers and the worn hem of his cassock. “for a christian burial it was necessary.” his voice was distant, and leon thought that his blue eyes looked tired. “it's o. k., father, we just want him to have plenty of water.” the priest sank down into the green chair and picked up a glossy missionary magazine. he turned the colored pages full of lepers and pagans without looking at them. “you know i can't do that, leon. there should have been the last rites and a funeral mass at the very least.” leon put on his green cap and pulled the flaps down over his ears. “it's getting late, father. i've got to go.” which of the following statements best describes the thematic significance of this dialogue? this dialogue emphasizes the ongoing personal conflict between leon and father paul. this conversation between leon and father paul makes it clear that they will never come to an agreement. leon’s and father paul’s differing perspectives of the situation reflect their larger cultural conflicts. leon’s hasty exit from father paul’s house reflects his discomfort with the priest and christianity.