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Read the excerpt from chapter 8 of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. In this passage, Mrs. Hurst is discussing Jane after Elizabeth departs their dinner gathering.

"I have an excessive regard for Miss Jane Bennet, she is really a very sweet girl, and I wish with all my heart she were well settled. But with such a father and mother, and such low connections, I am afraid there is no chance of it.”

Based on the excerpt, which statement best characterizes the relationship between the economic context and the theme?

Social status is more important than character.
Wealth is critical for a marriage to be successful.
Wealth and status excuse rudeness.
Different social classes should be separated.

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Social status is more important than character.

Mrs. Hurst admires Jane's goodness but dismisses her marriage prospects because of her family's low connections, showing that social rank overrides personal merit in this passage.