Information and IdeasEasy–MediumQuotation supporting a claim about a character's generosity
Information and Ideas practice question
A student argues that in the novel, the innkeeper Marta is generous to travellers who cannot pay.
Which quotation from the novel would best support the student's claim?
- A. 'The boy had no coin, and Marta pretended not to notice, setting a bowl before him and a second when the first was empty.'Correct
- B. 'Marta counted the day's takings twice before locking the box.'
- C. 'The inn had stood at the crossroads for a century.'
- D. 'Marta told the traveller the price of a bed and waited.'
Answer: A. 'The boy had no coin, and Marta pretended not to notice, setting a bowl before him and a second when the first was empty.'
No coin, yet two bowls: generosity to one who cannot pay.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. 'Marta counted the day's takings twice before locking the box.'
- Counting takings suggests care with money, not generosity.
- C. 'The inn had stood at the crossroads for a century.'
- About the inn, not Marta.
- D. 'Marta told the traveller the price of a bed and waited.'
- Stating the price and waiting is the opposite of the claim.
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