In the story "the necklace", why was madame loisel upset when her husband told her about the invitation to the party at the ministry? a. she thought they couldn't afford to buy her a new dress. b. she knew her husband wanted to go just to advance his career. c. she felt that she would be out of her league with his coworkers. d. she thought she had nothing to wear that would be appropriate.

Read the excerpt from suffragists' "great demand" banner. in 1917, more than one thousand women stood before the white house in a cold, pouring rain, holding silent vigil to demand a constitutional amendment to extend the vote to them. their quest to be enfranchised by law was known at the time as the great demand. the smithsonian's great demand banner, as it came to be called, declares in bold words and style the determination of the women who made and carried it. their campaign on behalf of women sought to move america one step closer to fulfilling the nation's long-deferred promise of equality under the law. which statements about this excerpt are correct? check all that apply.