What do the following excerpts from the novel tell readers about Ashima and Ashoke's relationship? "Ashima never thinks of her husband's name when she thinks of her husband, even though she knows perfectly well what it is. she has adopted his surname but refuses, for propriety's sake, to utter his first." "I love you sweetheart," Word Ashima has neither heard nor expects to hear from her own husband; this is not how they are." 1. Ashima and Ashoke regret their arranged marriage; 2. AShima and Ashoke do not take on modern ways to express love; 3. Ashima and Ashoke do not know each other very well; or 4. Ashima and Ashoke do not think of each other fondly.

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What do the following excerpts from the novel tell readers about Ashima and Ashoke's relationship?  "Ashima never thinks of her husband's name when she thinks of her husband, even though she knows perfectly well what it is.  she has adopted his surname but refuses, for propriety's sake, to utter his first."  "I love you sweetheart," Word Ashima has neither heard nor expects to hear from her own husband; this is not how they are."  1. Ashima and Ashoke regret their arranged marriage; 2. AShima and Ashoke do not take on modern ways to express love; 3. Ashima and Ashoke do not know each other very well; or 4. Ashima and Ashoke do not think of each other fondly.

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Based on the given excerpts, option 2 "Ashima and Ashoke do not take on modern ways to express love" is the most accurate. The first excerpt reveals that Ashima refuses to say her husband's first name for propriety's sake, demonstrating a traditional and formal approach to their relationship. The second excerpt implies that terms of endearment like "sweetheart" are not commonly used between them, suggesting a more reserved and less openly affectionate dynamic. The excerpts do not provide clear evidence for options 1, 3, or 4.