The upper-class plantation mistress
A. faced an unexpected variety of burdensome managerial and service duties.
B. enjoyed the unique luxury of criticizing her own role in society as well as the slave system in general.
C. accepted a sexual code that kept white women pure but tolerated sexual relations between white men and slave women.
D. lived a life of leisure centered around artistic and literary pursuits.
Answer: A
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