16Hit1600
Information and IdeasMediumQuotation supporting a claim about a relationship

Information and Ideas practice question

A critic claims that in the novel the two sisters communicate mainly through what they do for each other rather than through what they say.

Which quotation from the novel most effectively illustrates the claim?

  1. A. "They had not spoken since Tuesday, but the coal scuttle was full each morning and the mended stockings lay folded on the chair."Correct
  2. B. "They talked until the candle went out, and then talked on in the dark."
  3. C. "The elder sister was tall and the younger fair."
  4. D. "They quarrelled about the rent every quarter day."

Answer: A. "They had not spoken since Tuesday, but the coal scuttle was full each morning and the mended stockings lay folded on the chair."

Silence, and the scuttle filled and the stockings mended.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. "They talked until the candle went out, and then talked on in the dark."
Communication in words.
C. "The elder sister was tall and the younger fair."
Appearance.
D. "They quarrelled about the rent every quarter day."
Words, and quarrelling.

More Information and Ideas questions

Not affiliated with the College Board. SAT is a trademark of the College Board.