Question
Read the excerpt from paragraphs 7-9.
So when the men returned with the news that the drowned man was n
from the neighboring villages either, the women felt an opening of
jubilation in the midst of their tears.
"Praise the Lord," they sighed, "he's ours!"
The men thought the fuss was only womanish frivolity. Fatigued
because of the difficult nighttime inquiries, all they wanted was to get
of the bother of the newcomer once and for all before the sun grew
strong on that arid, windless day.
Which word or phrase best expresses the meaning of the word frivolity as it
used in the text?
O Unnecessary behavior
O Lack of understanding
O Compassion
• Gloominess
Answer
Unnecessary behavior