I feel like it's implying that, Britannia is in a very very weary deep thought process.
I mean, droops can be referred to weary, and pensive means thought, or a deep thought.
However, weary could be tired. This is completely an assumption.
The statement that support the claim that people are generally good without enforcement is this: MANY PEOPLE ENJOY USING THE HONOR SYSTEM. The correct option is D. An honor system is a system of payment which relies solely on the honesty of the people involved. An honor system does not have strictly enforced rules that govern it.
Answer:
A.) to endear certain characters to us.
D.) to show characters’ educational levels.
Stowe's use of dialogue enriches the setting of the story in various ways. First of all, it makes the characters more realistic and endears certain characters to us. By representing their speech as it most likely sounded in real life, we feel like we get to know the characters better. This makes us care about them more deeply. Stowe also uses dialect in order to show the educational levels of the characters, as "standard" English is most likely to be used by characters who are literate and have received some education.
What I interpret "cut the cord" to mean is to become independent of something. Therefor I think the anwers are C) Stop depending on his parents E) Leave the farm.