"for the sake of propriety, ivan jakovlevitch drew a coat over his shirt, sat down at the table, shook out some salt for himself, prepared two onions, assumed a serious expression, and began to cut the bread." a. abundance b. politeness c. religion d. ownership

B. politeness

Explanation:

In these lines, we see that Jakovlevitch behaves in a certain way "for the sake of propriety." To do something for the sake of propriety means that you are taking that action because you believe it is the polite thing to do. "Propriety" and "politeness" have very similar meanings.

the correct answer is a "it describes nora and mrs. linde's relationship". opcions b and d are not related to the content of the passage in any way. option c could be appropiate but it does not fully capture the effect of the dialogue, while option a is quite appropiate, since the dialogue not only exemplifies the relationship between the characters, but it also captures the effect in the excerpt. we get to know that mrs linde bosses around and already knows nora.

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