Information and IdeasEasy–MediumQuotation supporting a claim about a character's humour
Information and Ideas practice question
A student argues that the narrator of the story makes light of her own misfortunes.
Which quotation from the story would best support the student's claim?
- A. 'The roof had come in, the cat had left, and the bank had written twice; I decided this was the week to take up cheerful hobbies.'Correct
- B. 'I could not sleep for worrying about the roof.'
- C. 'The cat came back on Thursday.'
- D. 'The bank's letter was polite but firm.'
Answer: A. 'The roof had come in, the cat had left, and the bank had written twice; I decided this was the week to take up cheerful hobbies.'
Disasters listed, then a joke about cheerful hobbies: making light of them.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. 'I could not sleep for worrying about the roof.'
- Worry, not humour.
- C. 'The cat came back on Thursday.'
- A plain event.
- D. 'The bank's letter was polite but firm.'
- A plain description.
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