Question

a girl of the limberlostby gene stratton-porter (excerpt)(1) ...\is the bird woman at home?\ elnora asked of themaid.(2) \she is at lunch,\ was the answer.(3) \please ask her if she will see a girl from the limberlostabout some moths?\ inquired elnora.(4) \i never need ask, if its moths,\ laughed the girl.\orders are to bring any one with specimens right in.come this way.\(5) elnora followed down the hall and entered a long roomwith high panelled wainscoting, old english fireplace withan overmantel and closets of peculiar china filling thecorners. at a bare table of oak, yellow as gold, sat awoman elnora often had watched and followed covertlyaround the limberlost. the bird woman was holding out ahand of welcome.(6) \i heard!\ she laughed. \a little pasteboard box, or justthe mere word specimen, passes you at my door. if it ismoths i hope you have hundreds. ive been very busy allsummer and unable to collect, and i need so many. sitdown and lunch with me, while we talk it over. from theselect the correct answer.read the excerpt.(14) \what do you mean by red and yellow?\ asked the bird woman so quickly that the girl almost jumped.(15)
ot exactly red,\ explained elnora, with a tremulous voice. \a reddish, yellowish brown, with canary-coloured spots and gray lines on theirwings.\which word could best be used to replace the word tremulous without changing its denotative or connotative meaning?a. confidentb. demandingc. charmingd. nervous

Explanation:

The word "tremulous" describes a voice that shakes due to anxiety or nervousness. Among the options, "nervous" matches both the denotative (literal) and connotative (emotional) meaning of "tremulous" in this context, as Elnora is speaking to someone she admires/feels unsure around. The other options (confident, demanding, charming) have opposite or unrelated meanings.

Answer:

D. nervous