Read the passage.
As Nagendra traveled downriver by boat, a fierce storm drove him
to shore. While looking for shelter from the lashing rain, he came
upon a dilapidated house where he found a girl of thirteen, Kunda
Nandini, and her dying father. Unable to locate Kunda's aunt in
Calcutta, Nagendra wrote to his wife Surja Mukhi for assistance.
excerpts from "Of Many and Subjects" and "Tara Charan" in
The Poison Tree: A Tale of Hindu Life in Bengal by Bankim
Chandra Chatterjee
Surja Mukhi's reply to Nagendra's letter came in a few days. It was
after this manner:
"In picking up a little girl, have you forgotten me? Many unripe
things are esteemed. People like green guavas, and green
cucumbers; green cocoa-nuts are cooling. This low-born female is
also, I think, very young, else in meeting with her why should you
forget me? Joking apart, have you given up all right over this girl?
If not, I beg her from you. It is my business to arrange for her. In
whatever becomes yours I have the right to share, but in this case
Which statement best explains how culture influences Tara's
beliefs about women?
He indicates he disagrees with traditional beliefs about
women but still respects it.
He is respectful of the traditions and treatment of
women that culture dictates.
He opposes the traditional treatment of women
because of how culture treated his mother.
He is apprehensive of bucking cultural norms and has
had many offers for marriage.