Question

from a pair of silk stockings

the neighbors sometimes talked of certain \better days\ that little mrs. sommers had known before she had ever thought of being mrs. sommers. she herself indulged in no such morbid retrospection. she had no time—no second of time to devote to the past. the needs of the present absorbed her every faculty. a vision of the future like some dim, gaunt monster sometimes appalled her, but luckily to-morrow never comes.

(from \a pair of silk stockings\ by kate chopin)

which word means the same as retrospection?

1. gloominess
2. hindsight
3. imitation
4. sympathy

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze the meaning of "retrospection" and the options:

• "Gloominess" refers to sadness or darkness, not related to looking back.
• "Hindsight" means understanding an event after it has happened, which involves looking back (retrospection).
• "Imitation" is copying, not related to retrospection.
• "Sympathy" is feeling for others, not related.

Answer:

1. hindsight