Part A In "The American Romantics v. the American Realists," which statement best describes how female writers aligned themselves with the Realist movement?

Female writers showed what life was like for women at that time in history and the unique struggles they had.

Female writers focused on ways in which society tried to hold women back and disenfranchise them.

Female writers showed how women were treated unfairly by scientists, including doctors.

Female writers advocated for women to create their own ways in which to interact with God.
Question 2
Part B

Which evidence from the text best supports the answer to Part A?

"Chopin's novel, The Awakening, follows Edna Pontellier as she tries to live an extraordinary life free of the stifling societal expectations for women."

"Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper," a strange, slightly comedic, but ultimately very serious tale, changed the way physicians treat female patients."

"This sentiment is echoed in Dickinson's "Some keep the Sabbath going to church—." In this poem, she praises a personal relationship with the divine."

"Both Chopin and Gilman are now seen as precursors to the 20th-century feminism."

Read the excerpt from act 1 of a doll's house. helmer: nora! [goes up to her and takes her playfully by the ear.] the same little featherhead! suppose, now, that i borrowed fifty pounds today, and you spent it all in the christmas week, and then on new year's eve a slate fell on my head and killed me, and— nora: [putting her hands over his mouth]. oh! don't say such horrid things. helmer: still, suppose that happened, —what then? nora: if that were to happen, i don't suppose i should care whether i owed money or not. helmer: yes, but what about the people who had lent it? nora: they? who would bother about them? i should not know who they were. helmer: that is like a woman! but seriously, nora, you know what i think about that. no debt, no borrowing. there can be no freedom or beauty about a home life that depends on borrowing and debt. we two have kept bravely on the straight road so far, and we will go on the same way for the short time longer that there need be any struggle. nora: [moving towards the stove]. as you , torvald. how does the interaction between helmer and nora advance the plot? nora realizes that helmer will completely disapprove of her having borrowed money, so she has to continue to keep it a secret from him. nora realizes that she and helmer have the same ideas about financial issues, and the conversation brings them closer together later in the play. helmer realizes that nora is more responsible with money than he originally thought, and he trusts her more with finances later in the play. nora realizes that helmer knows a lot more about borrowing and lending, and she will seek his input later when she needs it.