The following text is adapted from Charles W. Chesnutt’s 190…
The following text is adapted from Charles W. Chesnutt’s 1901 novel The Marrow of Tradition. Mrs. Ochiltree was a woman of strong individuality, whose comments upon her acquaintance, present or absent, were marked by a frankness at times no less than startling. This characteristic caused her to be more or less avoided. Mrs. Ochiltree was aware of this sentiment on the part of her acquaintance, and rather exulted in it. Based on the text, what is true about Mrs. Ochiltree’s acquaintances?