Information and IdeasHardDetail: why the aunt refused the gift
Information and Ideas practice question
The following text is from a short story. The narrator has brought a gift to an elderly relative.
Aunt Ilse turned the box over in her hands without opening it. 'You should keep this,' she said, and slid it back across the table. I protested that it was hers, that I had chosen it for her. 'That is why,' she said. 'You will need money for the journey, and you have spent it on me. I would rather see you go.'
According to the text, why does Aunt Ilse refuse the gift?
- A. She would rather the narrator kept the money for a journey.Correct
- B. She dislikes what is in the box.
- C. She thinks the gift was meant for someone else.
- D. She believes the narrator chose it carelessly.
Answer: A. She would rather the narrator kept the money for a journey.
Money for the journey, spent on her.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. She dislikes what is in the box.
- She never opens the box.
- C. She thinks the gift was meant for someone else.
- She knows it was chosen for her.
- D. She believes the narrator chose it carelessly.
- She does not question the choice.
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