Information and IdeasHardInterpreting a ritual in a literary excerpt
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The following text is from a novel.
Every morning Bram wound the clock in the hall, though it had not kept time in years and he never looked at it. His daughter said it was a waste of a minute. He said a minute was what he had.
Which statement best describes what the text conveys about Bram's habit?
- A. He values the ritual of winding the clock for its own sake rather than for any use.Correct
- B. He relies on the clock to know the time.
- C. He winds the clock to annoy his daughter.
- D. He has recently stopped winding the clock.
Answer: A. He values the ritual of winding the clock for its own sake rather than for any use.
The clock doesn't work and he never looks at it; the winding is the point, and he gives his minute to it gladly.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. He relies on the clock to know the time.
- The clock 'had not kept time in years'.
- C. He winds the clock to annoy his daughter.
- Nothing suggests spite; his reply is about how he spends his minute.
- D. He has recently stopped winding the clock.
- He winds it 'every morning'.
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