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A critic argues that the memoirist reports her father's kindness to strangers without noticing that he showed none to his own family.

Which quotation from the memoir most effectively illustrates the critic's claim?

  1. A. "He would give a stranger the coat off his back, and often did; we children learned early not to ask him for anything."Correct
  2. B. "He was kind to everyone, at home and abroad."
  3. C. "He was hard on strangers and harder on us."
  4. D. "I have often thought that his kindness stopped at our door."

Answer: A. "He would give a stranger the coat off his back, and often did; we children learned early not to ask him for anything."

Coat to strangers, nothing for the children, stated without comment.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. "He was kind to everyone, at home and abroad."
No contrast.
C. "He was hard on strangers and harder on us."
No kindness to strangers.
D. "I have often thought that his kindness stopped at our door."
She notices; the claim is that she doesn't.

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