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Craft and Structure practice question

The following text is from a novel. When the letter came offering her the post, Freya read it standing in the hall, then read it again sitting on the stairs, and then put it in her pocket and went to peel the potatoes, because supper was at six whatever the letter said.

Which choice best describes the function of the final clause, 'because supper was at six whatever the letter said'?

  1. A. It shows Freya holding to the ordinary routine of the household even as her life is about to change.Correct
  2. B. It indicates that Freya has refused the post.
  3. C. It suggests that the letter was unimportant.
  4. D. It implies that Freya dislikes cooking.

Answer: A. It shows Freya holding to the ordinary routine of the household even as her life is about to change.

Read twice, pocketed, potatoes: the routine holds.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. It indicates that Freya has refused the post.
Not stated.
C. It suggests that the letter was unimportant.
She read it twice.
D. It implies that Freya dislikes cooking.
Not suggested.

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