Information and IdeasVery hardQuotation illustrating a subtle claim about tone
Information and Ideas practice question
A critic argues that the memoirist describes her childhood home with an affection that never tips into nostalgia, keeping its discomforts in plain view.
Which quotation from the memoir most effectively illustrates the critic's claim?
- A. "I loved that house, with its one cold tap and its ceiling that dripped on the third stair, and I would not live in it again for anything."Correct
- B. "It was a perfect house, and I have never been so happy since."
- C. "The house was cold and damp, and I was glad to leave it."
- D. "The house stood at the end of the lane, beyond the church."
Answer: A. "I loved that house, with its one cold tap and its ceiling that dripped on the third stair, and I would not live in it again for anything."
Loved it; cold tap and drip; wouldn't go back.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. "It was a perfect house, and I have never been so happy since."
- Nostalgia without discomfort.
- C. "The house was cold and damp, and I was glad to leave it."
- Discomfort without affection.
- D. "The house stood at the end of the lane, beyond the church."
- Neither.
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