in DÉSIRÉE’S BABY by Kate Chopin..
PART A: What does the word “imperious” mean as used in paragraph 17?
A. Commanding or dominant
B. Unreasonably demanding
C. Self-righteous
D. Intimidating

PART B: Which of the following phrases supports the answer to Part A?
A. “disfigured by frowns”
B. “he hasn't punished one of them--not one of them--since baby is born”
C. “Young Aubigny's rule was a strict one”
D.“the very spirit of Satan seemed suddenly to take hold of him”

Passage referred to in Part A:

What Désirée said was true. Marriage, and later the birth of his son had softened Armand Aubigny's imperious and exacting nature greatly. This was what made the gentle Désirée so happy, for she loved him desperately. When he frowned she trembled, but loved him. When he smiled, she asked no greater blessing of God. But Armand's dark, handsome face had not often been disfigured by frowns since the day he fell in love with her.