Craft and StructureHardFunction of a sentence in a literary passage
Craft and Structure practice question
The following text is from a short story.
The letter from the bank lay unopened on the hall table for a week. Each morning Tomasz moved it slightly, as one might turn a sleeping animal to keep it comfortable, and each morning it stayed shut.
Which choice best describes the function of the comparison to a sleeping animal?
- A. It suggests that Tomasz treats the letter with a wary tenderness, avoiding what waking it might bring.Correct
- B. It shows that Tomasz keeps pets.
- C. It indicates that the letter contains good news.
- D. It implies that Tomasz has lost the letter.
Answer: A. It suggests that Tomasz treats the letter with a wary tenderness, avoiding what waking it might bring.
Turning it 'to keep it comfortable' but never opening it: careful avoidance.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. It shows that Tomasz keeps pets.
- The animal is a comparison, not a pet.
- C. It indicates that the letter contains good news.
- An unopened bank letter avoided for a week suggests dread, not good news.
- D. It implies that Tomasz has lost the letter.
- He moves it every morning; it is not lost.
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