Craft and StructureHardFunction of a detail in a literary passage
Craft and Structure practice question
The following text is from a novel.
On her last morning in the flat, Zoe washed the one cup she had used, dried it, and put it back on the hook, and then, because the hook looked wrong with only one cup, took it down again and packed it.
Which choice best describes the function of the detail that Zoe takes the cup down again?
- A. It shows her inability to leave the flat looking as though she is already gone.Correct
- B. It indicates that she has forgotten to pack.
- C. It suggests that the cup is valuable.
- D. It implies that she will return to the flat.
Answer: A. It shows her inability to leave the flat looking as though she is already gone.
One cup on the hook looks wrong: she cannot leave the emptiness in place.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. It indicates that she has forgotten to pack.
- She is packing deliberately.
- C. It suggests that the cup is valuable.
- Not suggested.
- D. It implies that she will return to the flat.
- It is her last morning.
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