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Craft and Structure practice question

The following text is from a novel. When the lease ran out, Ada packed the shop in three days and left the sign, hand-painted by her grandfather, hanging over the empty window. The new tenant took it down the next morning. She had known he would. She had wanted it to be his doing, not hers.

Which choice best describes the function of the final sentence?

  1. A. It shows that Ada could not bring herself to remove the sign and left that act to someone else.Correct
  2. B. It indicates that Ada dislikes the new tenant.
  3. C. It suggests that Ada forgot the sign.
  4. D. It implies that the sign will be returned to Ada.

Answer: A. It shows that Ada could not bring herself to remove the sign and left that act to someone else.

'She had wanted it to be his doing, not hers': she could not do it herself.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. It indicates that Ada dislikes the new tenant.
Her feelings about the tenant are not given.
C. It suggests that Ada forgot the sign.
She left it deliberately.
D. It implies that the sign will be returned to Ada.
No return is suggested.

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