Information and IdeasVery hardWhat a character's gesture conveys
Information and Ideas practice question
The following text is from a novel.
When the letter came, Teodor read it standing at the door, then folded it along its old creases and put it back in the envelope with the care of a man returning a borrowed thing. He did not read it again, though it stayed in his coat pocket until the coat wore out.
Which choice best describes what the text conveys about Teodor's relationship to the letter?
- A. He treats it as something precious that he cannot bring himself to revisit but will not part with.Correct
- B. He finds it unimportant and soon forgets it.
- C. He intends to return it to its sender.
- D. He rereads it often for comfort.
Answer: A. He treats it as something precious that he cannot bring himself to revisit but will not part with.
Folded with care, never reread, kept until the coat wore out: precious, unrevisited, unrelinquished.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. He finds it unimportant and soon forgets it.
- He keeps it for years; that is not forgetting.
- C. He intends to return it to its sender.
- 'The care of a man returning a borrowed thing' is a comparison, not an intention.
- D. He rereads it often for comfort.
- 'He did not read it again.'
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