Question

Seated now on the woodpile in Betsy Johnson's cellar, Millicent knew that she had come triumphant through the trial of fire, the searing period of the ego which could end in two kinds of victory for her. The easiest of which would be her coronation as a princess, labeling her conclusively as one of the select flock.

The other victory would be much harder, but she knew that it was what she wanted. It was not that she was being noble or anything. It was just that she had learned there were other ways of getting into the great hall, blazing with lights, of people and of life.

—"Initiation,"
Sylvia Plath

Which is the best conclusion that can be drawn about Millicent based on the conflict in the passage?

Millicent would rather do a difficult thing she believes is right than the easy thing.
Millicent cannot wait to be crowned the princess of the sorority.
Millicent now knows that it is wrong to join a sorority.
Millicent has learned how to achieve victory in a conflict with the others in the group.

Answer 1

Millicent would rather do a difficult thing she believes is right than the easy thing.

The passage explicitly contrasts the easy "coronation" with a harder victory she truly wants, showing she prefers the more difficult, authentic route.