Read this line from the passage: I would not have Adelpha Leisler drain the cup of bitterness, as I have done What does "cup of bitterness" imply here?

A. poison

B. rejection

C. jealousy

D. hardship

C. Jealousy.

Explanation:

The phrase "to drain the cup of bitterness" implies to be a matter of a character's choice, not problems that surge invoruntarily as rejection and hardships would - leaving poison or jealousy as the only options.

It is logical to become jealous out of bitterness, so it is fair to choose Jealousy as a fit comparison with the "cup of bitterness" metaphor, where as poison would be better fit for a "cup of death" - such one would expect as a consequence for drinking poison.

I would say jealousy