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A reviewer claims that the play's village is portrayed as hostile to outsiders.

Which quotation from the play best supports the reviewer's claim?

  1. A. "You'll get no room at the inn, not with that accent. We had one of your sort here in '52 and we've not forgotten."Correct
  2. B. "The village green is the finest in the county."
  3. C. "The bus comes twice a day, if it comes at all."
  4. D. "My grandfather planted every one of those elms."

Answer: A. "You'll get no room at the inn, not with that accent. We had one of your sort here in '52 and we've not forgotten."

Refusal, an accent held against a stranger, a grudge.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. "The village green is the finest in the county."
Pride in the place, not hostility.
C. "The bus comes twice a day, if it comes at all."
Isolation, not hostility.
D. "My grandfather planted every one of those elms."
Family history.

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