Information and IdeasHardMain idea about a quiet form of resistance
Information and Ideas practice question
When the new landlord ordered the tenants to remove the flower boxes from their windows, they complied — and planted the same flowers in the gaps between the paving stones below, where no rule mentioned them. By midsummer the street was as bright as before, and the landlord, finding no rule to invoke, said nothing.
Which choice best states the main idea of the text?
- A. The tenants obeyed the letter of the order while defeating its purpose, and the landlord could do nothing about it.Correct
- B. The tenants refused to remove the flower boxes.
- C. The landlord banned all flowers on the street.
- D. The street became bare after the order.
Answer: A. The tenants obeyed the letter of the order while defeating its purpose, and the landlord could do nothing about it.
They complied, planted elsewhere, and the landlord had no rule to cite.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. The tenants refused to remove the flower boxes.
- They complied.
- C. The landlord banned all flowers on the street.
- Only the boxes were ordered removed.
- D. The street became bare after the order.
- 'As bright as before.'
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