Question

Read this sentence from paragraph 7 of “The Problem That Has No Name” and answer the question.

Sometimes she blotted out the feeling with a tranquilizer.

The author most likely uses the phrase blotted out to convey that the feeling was _____.

too painful to reveal
discouraged
usually erased quickly
unwanted

Answer 1

The phrase "blotted out" in the given context means to suppress or get rid of a feeling, usually an unwanted or unpleasant one. The author is indicating that the feeling described earlier in the paragraph is so difficult to deal with that the woman in question is using medication to eliminate or lessen it. Therefore, the correct answer is "unwanted."

Answer 2

The correct answer is unwanted