Information and IdeasEasy–MediumQuotation supporting a claim about a character
Information and Ideas practice question
In a novel, the narrator's grandmother is presented as someone who conceals her generosity.
Which quotation from the novel most effectively illustrates the claim?
- A. "She left the money on the hall table in a plain envelope, and when we thanked her she said she had no idea what we were talking about."Correct
- B. "She counted the change twice before she put it in her purse."
- C. "She told everyone in the village how much the new roof had cost her."
- D. "She was tall, and walked with a stick she did not need."
Answer: A. "She left the money on the hall table in a plain envelope, and when we thanked her she said she had no idea what we were talking about."
Money left anonymously and the gift denied: hidden generosity.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. "She counted the change twice before she put it in her purse."
- Carefulness with money, not hidden generosity.
- C. "She told everyone in the village how much the new roof had cost her."
- Publicised generosity is the opposite of concealed.
- D. "She was tall, and walked with a stick she did not need."
- Appearance only.
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