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Craft and Structure practice question

The following text is from a novel. After the funeral the house was full of people being kind, and Nan moved among them like someone crossing a room in the dark, hands out, touching furniture she knew was there.

Which choice best describes the function of the comparison to crossing a room in the dark?

  1. A. It conveys that Nan is moving through a familiar setting without being able to take it in, guided only by habit.Correct
  2. B. It indicates that the lights were off.
  3. C. It suggests that Nan is unfamiliar with the house.
  4. D. It implies that the guests are unkind.

Answer: A. It conveys that Nan is moving through a familiar setting without being able to take it in, guided only by habit.

Furniture she knew was there: familiar, but felt for, not seen.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. It indicates that the lights were off.
A comparison.
C. It suggests that Nan is unfamiliar with the house.
'Furniture she knew was there.'
D. It implies that the guests are unkind.
'People being kind.'

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